Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1989 volume:

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Excalibur 1989 Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies 18605 Erwin Street Reseda, California 91335 Volume 9 Chocolate! — During lunch the student store sells chocolate and candy to students like Elan Hersh but everyone else wants A question of time rears ago if you asked someone about SOCES you would have gotten a strange look and an un- answered question. For years, we shared cam- puses with Sequoia JHS, until the administrators, teachers, and concerned parents fought for a per- manent campus. We have grown in size, aca- demically, and within our activities. This school has grown a lot since I first came here. When I first came here in the fourth we hardly had any of the activities and extra-cur- ricular things we have now. Before 1 would have been embarrassed to say I went to Sherman Oaks, but now we measure up to other high schools, if not better, senior. Lyn- ette Griffin, said. Basketball, soccer, and volleyball are some of the few varieties of sports beginning this year. The basketball team has been reigning magnet league champs for years. All of this could not have been ac- complished if not for the hard work and determi- nation of the teams coach Mr. Becker. I think that we have one of the best academic and sports programs there is. I always wished our school could reach bigger and better heights, but I never real- ly thought it would hap- pen. Now that we ' ve got- ten this far I think we should strive for higher goals, so that students in the future can have the opportunity to exper- ience new and better things. senior Kevin Bailey, said. The Peer College Counceling Center is in it ' s first year of exis- tence. The College Cen- ter consists of well- trained seniors equipped with the ability to an- swer, and guide. Another organization that is in full gear is Speech and Debate. Students com- pete on three different levels of competition Decisions, decisions — Mar- cela Lopez and Anthony Book- er try to win prizes at the mag- azine fundraiser. Novice, Jr. Varsity, and Varsity, competing with Student Congress, and in numerous amounts of other competitions. This organization has had much success, besides the many awards, they ' ve been to the Na- tionals two years in a row. 1 feci that our schools progress is mainly due to the teachers because they spend extra time do- ing things they know will better our school, senior Davon Robinson, said. Through the years we ' ve accomplished so much, and still moving up the ladder of recogni- tion. With a waiting list of 2,000 people or more, ask someone about SOCES now and I ' m sure you ' ll get a re- sponse! By Mai Freeman School Progress Opening Page j- i ' ' C X) fJirsudaaee oj .7] ccx e Dressing to impress — Pam Jenkins, Jody Shehon agree what you are is what you Hurry is the expression on Ms. Lewis ' s face as she con- versed with students at fire drill. School Progress Opening page D The Maquee — We are looking more and more like a real high school every day. Sherman Girichea : ) f EDUCATI EVERYO How long hare we been here — Mrs. Cathy Nissen. Mrs. Sue Lee. and Mrs. Carrigan were the first staff member and the only ones currently at SOCES iVhal ' s going on here? — Dan Mayer is telling the two fourth grades what it is like here. Community Growth Opening T en i ears grown t all started with a small bang ten years ago. We had to work our way to the top from almost nothing, but we started on Sherman Oaks ele- mentary school ' s campus with grades fourth through eighth. We only had a very small portion of the school. Our stu- dent numbers were growing. We needed a larger campus. We start- ed sharing the campus with Sequoia Junior High School in Reseda. Sequoia did not like splitting up the campus with another school, so finally, after enough per- sistence, we were able to take over the whole cam- pus. The reason for start- ing the magnet school was to provide a volun- tary environment for learning. Every magnet school was to be different from the next. Our school was to be for en- riched studies. This was the main emphasis on this particular school in the magnet system, said Ted Schuman, former advisory councel chair- person. When we took over Sequoia ' s campus, we merged with West Val- ley. This is when our school doubled it ' s size. When this happened the parents became very up- set about the school be- coming so large. The parents thought that there would be less atten- tion given to the stu- dents, thought the class Ripping it up — John Cristy is walking by where the electrical wires go for the sign. room sizes stayed the same, said Ted Schu- man. the reason that we merged with West Val- ley was not to make our school bigger, it was be- cause West Valley could not hold a high school there. West Valley was built to accommodate an ele- mentary school, not a high school. They did not have a grass field, a gym, or science class rooms, said Mrs. Carrigan. one of the original office clerks. In 1984 we had our first twelfth grade class graduate, there were only twelve student graduating. Now in 1989, we will have 90 high school graduates. By Chris Giroux fti VAav-G V3ten Wrz m uvnm i a ' , r U V Vj Community Growth Give it some T.L.C. — providing a furry friend a big. loving bear hug . Jody Seltzer, tenth grader, pre- pares to talk about a personal item from home. i ' 4 Is thai really you under there? — On Halloween Dress-up Day. ninth graders Aron Mandelbaum and Jason Olson talked about how they could not recog- nize each other disguised in costumes and make-up. I didn ' t find this in a Cracker Jack box — .Anthony Booker, tenth grader, shows off a ten dollar hill that he found with a Toolsie Roll box given to him at the second magazine drive assembly. I Day by Day Student Life -s?g®r M: aking the most out of a hectic day by day schedule y T hether on or off campus, students made sure that having fun was a part of their daily life. Every student had to consider how to make their days enjoyable while at the same time attending class and keeping up with assignments. Surely, it was not an easy task. By participating and becoming more involved in different events I made school more memorable and exciting, said Itzik Shlesinger, senior. in school, nutrition and lunch periods provided time for students to get together with friends, purchase food, or just hang out before class. After 3:10 p.m., students were free to do what they wanted. For some, homework took up most of their after-school hours. Others spent their time playing sports, working jobs, watching t.v., or just catching up with some needed sleep. After school I go to my dad ' s office to do my homework, then go to baseball practice, said Jon Emaus, seventh grader. The weekend symbolized the goal and reward for the students who worked hard through the long, hectic week. Some caught up with their hobbies, went to concerts, or just relaxed at home. But the freedom was shortlived as Monday and a new week approached. I usually played my drums or watched MTV and tried to forget about all the pressures and responsibilities of school, said Paul Etcheverry, ninth grader. Making life enjoyable helped ease the stress of school. Whether at home or at school, every student had their own cure for the complexity of student life.  a ? They ' ve got the spirit — gliding support and encour- agement to the volleyball team, the cheerleaders and drill team helped them on to victory on a hot October afternoon. Come and get it — Cheryl Markenson. ninth grader. shouted out the names uf prize winners to a pencil- hungry audience during the first prize giveaway of the magazine drive. Day by Day Student Life Cool outfit — Complementing each other on their outfits are Chris Miramontes and Brian Quan. When you look good, friends tell you and this makes you feel good. Students tend to do belter in class when they feel good inside. She stepped on it, she ' s out — During nutrition and lunch is when looking good is more important, be- cause everyone sees you. what you ' re wearing, and how vou look. You put your right foot in — Here is a display of different shoes. The combat boots for the army look, sneakers for the sporty look, casual boots for the everyday person and unique shoes for that special look. Hairspray — Aron Mandelbaum has medium length hairstyle, Aaron Freedkin has it short with a blond piece. Amy Gauld covers most of her hair with a bandana leaving her bangs natural. Dennis Tan has hair medium length and styled with hairspray. 8 Fashion Student Life s TUDENT UIFE L Fashion can be wearing ripped jeans to wearing tie and slacks. Almost anyone can be a hit with the right shoes and hairstyle. Looks of the year H ow we look depends on who we are and brand names like Levis, Benetton, Cherokee, Keds, Nike, Vans and Guess help us look good. Something that is on everyone ' s mind more than school is fashion. How you look affects how you feel the rest of the day. First thing I do in the morning is look for what Tm going to wear, then I get my books ready for school. Kimberley Or- mond, tenth grader, said. Not only the clothes you wear but the colors you wear are important to how you look. My favorite color is blue because I love denim. My favorite labels are Guess, Bongo, and of course Levis. Cindy Fuentes, eighth grader, said. Deciding on the shoes you buy and wear really affects your fashion. Some just buy the shoes they like without worrying about the cost, others have a limit to how much they will spend. When I buy shoes I usually take my mom with me, so I let her worry about the price. She will not let me buy shoes over 30 By Heidi Lazo dollars. Virginia Levasseur, sixth grader, said Hairstyles to student ' s outfit is like the frosting on a cake. Everyone has different ideas but the same goal, to look good. I think that the hairstyles for girls this year is long and natural, that means no hairspray. For guys, not long but not short either. Really there is no set hairstyle. Leah Robbins, tenth grader, said. Many people are unique and come up with new ideas on what to wear and how to wear it, others follow. I buy the clothes that I like, whether they are trendy or not. I match them my- self. I am not a label lover but my favorites are Benetton, Esprit and Guess. Deanna Duong, eleventh grader, said. Students have several reasons why they believe fashion is so important. It ' s not only being fashionable but also looking and feel- ing good. Fashion is important because you will look nice and feel better about yourself. Daron Swilley, senior, said. wonder how I look — To Tom Lungin how he looks is very imporianl because when he ' s making a speech there are many people looking at him. How you look can help people to take you more serious. Fashion r Student Life y s TUDENT L,IFE L Its a totally cool way to talk because everyone gets it. They ' re trendy sayings and they are heard all of the time. Let ' s talk trendy T .hroughout the echoing halls of the school, a few hey dude and that ' s awe- some are shouted from locker to locker. She ' s soo rad and It ' s totally gross might be heard on the P.E. field. What are these words and what do they mean? A question often asked by many curious par- ents and teachers. Trendy sayings are words and expres- sions that we use to express ourselves nowa- days. Ninth grader, jason Olson said. Trendy sayings are considered a lan- guage among friends. My friends and I talk all the time and you could pick out the trendy sayings in our conversations, tenth grader, Sheri Kadin exclaimed. These sayings are heard daily especially at nutrition and lunch. Nutrition and lunch give me the oppor- tunity to speak freely among my friends. In class I wouldn ' t use trendy sayings towards my teacher, eighth grader, Katrina Dole- zal said. Some of the students revealed their most popular trendy sayings. The most popular trendy saying in my neighborhood would probably be worde, eleventh grader, Bwana Johnson said. Is my hair totally tweeked? — asks eighth grader Jennifer Levy as a rad dude walks by. Her friend eighth grader Michelle Loomis laughs at her at- tempts to fix her hair quickly so the dude will notice her. By Stephanie Prince If something weird happens I usually land up saying omigosh, sixth grade, Lau- ra Stein said. Her friends commented that that ' s cool was another one of their favor- ite sayings. Even though these words mean nothing to parents and teachers students feel that trendy saying is a good way of communicat- in g with one another. ' Whats up? ' is just like saying ' hi! ' or ' what ' s new? ' , everyone says it,, seventh grader. Josh Elias explained. These trendy sayings usually last throughout the years, however some leave and some of these sayings remain with us. Some even stay as much as a decade. My mom said that she used to say cool all the time and now when I tell her that we use it. She says that ' s weird, eighth grad- er, Jennifer Ignico said. Now that all is said and done, trendy things are still apart of our society. Espe- cially in school there will always be used by students and their friends. I ' ll probably never stop using trendy sayings, they usually stick with you throughout school life, eleventh grader, Jeremy Goldfarb said. 10 Sayinigs Student Life I ' m stoked — Mosl likely talking about the wave they caught over the weekend. Koty Mukasa. Brad Clark. Chad Johnson and David Lamey participate in that ever popular pastime, hyperbolizing. Do you understand? — Understanding seems to be a problem with the immeasurable amount of argots floating around, changing almost week from week. But good friends like Guillermo Rosales and Juan Martinez need not worry. Sayings Student Life 11 Gotta run for the boarder — Taco Bell is probably at the top when it comes to Mexican fastfood. Right now. a Taco Supreme is for $.99 and note the sign of prop. 106 on the upper left hand corner. It ' s a good time, for the great taste — McDonald ' s probably known as one of the most common fastfood restaurants commercializes its food products with a character named Mac Tonight with a head shaped like a moon, playing the piano. NOIof Time out from school — Tricia Eslares and Monica Geronimo lake a short walk to the Fire House across the street from school during lunch lo share some fries and a drink. Back in time — Hudson ' s Diner located on Parthenia in Northridge is decorated inside with a mural of 50 ' s cars on one wall and real playing guitars on the other. 12 Outside Food Student Life s TUDENT L IFE ' Mm - Dining out for something more exotic, more different, or for more is always the next best thing to good ol ' home cooking Testing your taste F, ating out when there is no food left in the refrigerator, or you ' re too lazy to make anything at all, or just for the fun of it is common to many students and their fam- ilies. My family and I dine out every night with an exception of one night every week. We usually go to Chinese restaurants, mainly Joe Woo ' s. 1 probably eat more Chi- nese food than you (the reporter), said Robbie Hyman, tenth grader. When Big Macs at McDonald ' s are SI. 60 and a Burrito Supreme at Taco Bell are SI. 69, many students have their own reasons why they go to their local fastfood restaurants other than the cost of the food. I go to Master Burgers located at West- ern and Vernon. I like to order a cheese burger, french fries, and a drink because all the food is seasoned and the vegetables are fresh. said Mary Branch, ninth grader. I hang out at Hudson ' s Diner in North- ridge because of the atmosphere. It brings me back to the 50 ' s and makes the food taste better. And I also admire the juke- box, said Paul Etcheverry, ninth grader. From seasoned crickets to raw sea ur- chins, exploring exotic, foreign foods is al- by Koty Mukasa ways a challenge. But there are times when the food looks disgusting, tastes disgusting, or even both. This past summer, I had the chance to travel around the world. Some of the things I experienced when dining where Sea Cu- cumbers, which is a long, black worm with a hard, outer shell that had to be boiled for days in order to make it edible. I also ob- served a peking Duck cooked with its head and feet still atteached to it. I didn ' t even bother putting any of those ' delicasies ' in my mouth, said Rachael Moss, tenth grader. Regardless of how the food looks or tastes, buying food that includes an extra little prize always attracts the younger stu- dents. I liked the Happy Meals at McDonald ' s when they had Berenstein Bears come with the food.. said Patricia Lopez, fourth grader. My favorite Happy Meal from Mcdon- ald ' s is when they gave Hot Wheels which I played with for awhile and probably is at a trash dump somewhere right now, said Narman Murtaza, sixth grader. Revvin ' at Seven Eleven — Da in Kraemer and Stacy Sarna lake advantage of their off campus lunch pass to buy some lunch at the near by Seven Eleven. Dawn is ordering some hot dogs and Stacy is ordering some nachos. Outside Food -t ' Student Life i D wissasirpir s TUDENT UIFE L Do students like cafeteria food or is there room for improve- ment? Food is subject to both complaints and compliments. Food vs. students C afeteria food is a controversial sub- ject. Even though there ' s a variety of items to choose from in the a la carte line, stu- dents still complain. It ' s not like my mom ' s home cooking, said Michael Maiale, fourth grader. The a la carte line caters to the choice of the purchaser. Those items which are read- ily made available are pizza, bagel and cheese, cookies, coffee cake, donuts, pick- les, churros, pie, rolls, pudding, jello, brownies, yogurt, trail mix, milk, orange juice, and punch. The prices of these items range anywhere from fifteen cents to one dollar. The prepared meals vary from day to day. These meals consist of a main dish, side dish, drink, and dessert. For example, pizza, fries, milk, and a popsicle are served on the same lunch tray for $1.25. The brownies and cinnamon rolls are really excellent, said Ryan Johnson, eighth grader. One thing that may turn students off of It may be strange at first, — hut elementary students get accustomed to dining with the cooler and bigger guys. However junior high and high school students constantly object to deigning themselves to grovel for foods with the little shrimps by Lea Jayasinghe cafeteria food is the enormous lines one has to stand in in order to purchase the food. First, one must stand in the change line to acquire the exact change necessary to buy the food desired. Then one has to stand in a food line. Following a purchase, one at- tempts to move through a sea of people in order to find a space at a table at which to sit and eat. Sometimes I don ' t bother to eat the cafeteria food because the lines are too long to wait in, said Bel l Liwanag, senior. Some students complain that cafeteria food isn ' t up to par. However, all sugges- tions provided by students can not be fol- lowed. Some suggestions are completely unfeasible while others are non-realistic. On the other hand, a fraction of the sugges- tions to improve cafeteria food could be considered. The lunches are in need of more fruits and vegetables and larger portions, said Aaron Ganz, ninth grader. 1 A Cafeteria Food i Student Life tuil ' ■■ Qyl-y Dr. Burner — stands watch over a sea of students patiently waiting in line, however, these extensive lines may easily encourage a person to abandon the line and walk away empty-handed. A selection — Despite the selection of food items available in the cafeteria students still find it easy to critique the food. However, very few students offer helpful advice. BAGEL CHEESE COOKIES DONUTS PICKLE 50 C... ROLR , CAKE PUDDING LKJ5 No complaints here! — Dennis Tan. Darwin Ramos. David Lin. Sam Ino. Happi Antonio. Sherry Ino. and Bell Liwanag have already braved the cafeteria food lines and are now enjoying the cafeteria food which ihev have just purchased. That looks good! — Students who have purchased cafeteria food spy someone with a homemade lunch. Cafeteria food is the main substitute for mom ' s home-cooking. Most students purchase food from the cafeteria whether it ' s a single item, breakfast or lunch. Cafeteria Food Student Life 15 The mass assembled cafeteria . . . Fur most sludenls the favorite place to be is in the lunch area where friends meet to eat and socialize before going back to class. Hangin ' outside for fresh air — Amanda Howard and Slaci Simoff giggle while painting outside the classroom because the paint was moldy and rotten which caused a terrible odor inside. It was so cool, you should ' ve been there . . . Joseph Done..Pami Telio. Evan Jenkins and Daniel Cruz, foftr good friends hanging out with each other by the classrooms during nutrition, discussing what they did during the previous weekend. Vmmm this burger is great! . . . Aaron Freedkin en- joys the freedom of having a lunch pass. Burger King is among one of the fast food restaurant seniors like to hang out at to get away. 16 Happening places Student Life s TUDENT L IFE L With a great variety of different grade levels, everyone is looking to fit in somewhere, wanting to belong . . Happening places A, .11 students, regardless of age, sex, or nationality, have one thing in common, they like to hangout with each other. Where one hangs out and with whom they hangout with reflect their own social outlook on life. People who spend most of their free time during nutrition and lunch in the P.E. Field reflect their personal interests in sports. 1 usually like to be out in the field be- cause I enjoy playing basketball with my friends, said Jason Halpern, seventh grad- er. Some people look for peace and quiet in the tranquil ambience of the library where they feel more secure with themselves. I definitely find peace and quiet in the library. I can catch up on some homework or sit and read some of my favorite maga- zines, said tenth grader, Melinda McMa- hon. Many teachers are kind enough, though to open up their classrooms during nutrition and lunch to let students have a place to hangout, to converse with each other in- By Steve Bao stead of wandering aimlessly around cam- pus. They come and meet to work, to talk, or just share common interests. I have always wanted to open a center for students to come in for the exchange of ideas and camaraderie amongst each other, I feel I have accomplished that, said Eng- lish teacher, Mr. Schaefer. Juniors and Seniors, on the other hand, enjoy their freedom of going off campus, to have time to themselves without the inter- ference of the younger kids and that of the administrators. I enjoy going to Reseda Park during lunch to eat and to reflect and ponder the question of life in general and what major impact my life has been to everybody around me, said Paul Ginsberg. So whether it be in a happening class- room or in the mass assembled cafeteria or in the P.E. Field or just places in betwixt, hanging out with your friends is the most important part of a student ' s life in school. Time off for some Brainstormin ' — Happi Antonio hangs outside in front of Mrs. Lambert ' s room to get away from the talkative classroom. She is Student Body President and is on the drill team which causes a great deal of homework. Happening places -i Student Life 1 Student L IFE Are you really a true fan? Just what are you willing to do to see your favorite star perform in concert? Concert Madness W hen is the next hot concert? How much are the tickets ' Where is it go- ing to be? This is the taltc among teenagers around school. Going to concerts has al- ways been a favorite past time for teen- agers, but now it ' s become the most hap- pening, and most talked about thing to do. i went to the Depeche Mode concert and it was realh exciting. The tickets were S35. I also went to a Reggae concert where a lot of different Reggae groups performed and that was different. 10th grader . ndy Laviolette. said. Michael Jackson. Bobby Brown. . 1 B. Sure. New Edition. Salt Pepa. L.L Cool J. Depeche Mode, L2. and Guns and Roses are some of the most popular groups on the pop charts today. Mn favorite rap groups are Run D.M.C. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and Boogie Down Production. I like the way the rap. and how they talk about e - eryday life where you can understand it. 9th grader Toshi Taylor, said. These performers have millions of fans who are willing to do an thing to see their Just Hon- many concerts have you been to? — Going to concerts is a very big hobby of senior Lea Jayasinghe. hAo is the oH-ner of all of the ticket stubs. She has been to over 35 concerts. Mai Freeman fa oriie stars in concert. Some people spend unmentionable amounts of money on front- row seats to see their favorite stars in ac- tion, for a short time on stage and leave the concert talking about it for weeks later.. Others camp out o ernight at ticket stores to make certain the get a fair chance at getting good seats. I went to see Run D.M.C. Public En- ems . and Michael Jackson. The rap concert tickets cost 517. but the Michael Jackson tickets cost S80. 1 don ' t mind pa ing that much mone because the concerts are fun and exciting, 10th grader Eric Ross, said. Everyone has their ow n favorite perform- ers, and they feel that their favorite stars are the best. But the word around school was that the best concert of the ear was the New Edition. Bobb Brown, and .W B. Sure. That w as the best concert I ' ve been to so far. Each performer ga e it their all. with fancN dance steps, and flashy outfits to keep the crowds undi ided attention. 10th grader Jameelah .-M-Kawi said. 1 Q Concerts 1 O Student Life Tki ::i!C ' rrT lore rfcf Vv ! «t — -a - ' - r P ai.:-.. - :■ Rockini; the house — Marii Pellow from the gro up Can you beaii: — MichaelJackson one of the hottest  et Wet Wet shows off some of his dance steps with stars around sings his number one tune. Man in the his band playing behind him. .A group called Double Mirror. Students enjoy his catchy lyrics and slick Freak opened for them in concert on .August II. moves he displays on stage. Concerts -i r Student Lite i y Comical chaos — many students of all grades spent their extra cash on comic books. Titles such as Wol- verine, the X-men, and Gl Joe were very popular. Most comic books cost about 75t, which made them a very affordable hobby. No more space invaders — seniors Naomi Jordan and William Guzman enjoy the wonders of a new comput- er program on an Apple computer. Computer games were a great way to enrich the mind and enhance the reflexes. A little music never hurts — Michael Kopernick. ninth grader, listens to his favorite music on a porta- ble Walkman, this year, walkmen became one of the most popular ways to kick back, even though they weren ' t allowed on campus. An artist at work — Stephanie Raymer, seventh grad- er, works hard on her latest painting. Although not easy to do, painting is an easy way to relax and create. i ( Hobbies ZX) Student Life s TUDENT L.IFE L You ' re bored, you ' re alone, and you ' ve done all of your home- work. You ' ve got an hour or two free so guess what? Its . . . Time for hobbies Y ou ' re walking down a long corri- dor towards a small room. You feel safe, You seem safe, but as soon as you step in- side . . . AAAAAGH! 38 vacant eyes stare out at you from the darkness! You ' ve just entered . . . the Cabbage Patch Zone. Actually you ' ve just walked into fifth grader, Janet Friedman ' s room, where she keeps her collection of 19 Cabbage Patch Kids. These dolls, like comic books, stamp collecting, or any other fun activities are all different types of hobbies. A hobby is any- thing someone does or collects on a regular basis which provides them with enjoyment. Now you may think: Not me. NO hobbies here, but you ' re wrong. Everybody has a hobby. Well, I collect dolls because its just nice to have something you know? They ' re also from it all. I like listening to music and reading. I guess I need a chance to relax after all of my schoolwork, said Jordan Moore, sen- ior. So what do people do for a hobby? Just about anything you can think of. From elec- tronics to watching horror movies, people do or collect anything you can think of. The popular stamp and coin collecting of yester- year have given way to a new age of sophis- tication. Now it ' s computer games and GI Joe figures being collected. Programming and drawing are becoming perhaps the two major new pastimes. Aaron Freedkin, sen- ior, spends his spare time using movie mon- ster make-up. The truth is, I just like to scare people. said Aaron, Its a career. good for show and tell, said Janet. fJx igri VK? Don ' t be fooled by your teachers either The reasons people have hobbies are as varied as the hobbies themselves. In a way, hobbies are very therapeutic, concentrating on something other than your everyday life can be very helpful if you ' re upset. People have hobbies because they need to get a way Many have been known to go fishing when- ever possible, and Dr. Barner is a painter! Dr. Brent, your loving principle, has a hob- by, Ceramics! So you see, we ' ve all got a hobby, so get used to it! Don ' l bug me . . . I ' m reading — Michelle Deul de- cides that a quiet nutrition reading is the way to go. Sometimes a good book is just the thing to escape the loud hustle and bustle of daily existence. Hobbies -t Student Life 1 -s tudent They ' re everywhere we go, school, vacations, even at home. Who are they? These people are none other than our siblings. Loving and hating W, hen I see Arlene first thing in the morning, I try and avoid talking to her. Sometimes she ' s in a bad mood, Michelle Rhoden, eleventh grader said. When ever Susan and I get into an ar- gument, we try to talk it out, we never leave our arguments to sit without being solved. Annette Cortez, tenth grader said. Of course brothers and sisters will always fight. It ' s almost inevitable. Somehow they always seem to know what to do or say to push our buttons. Once I remember having a major fight with my brother over who was better. Su- perman or the incredible hulk. We went on for hours arguing about who was the best, and eventually he began to cry, so I stopped harassing him, Myrabelle Sagun eleventh grader said. But sometimes brothers and sisters get along famously. I hate it when Michelle and I fight, but she doesn t seem to mind. We could go on Where is he? — Gregory Huber patiently awaits the arrival of his older brother Kenneth, who apparently got tied up during his speech rehearsal and was run- ning late for their meeting during nutrition. Still, he understands and keeps on waiting By Wendy Hernandez not talking for three years and she wouldn ' t care, I am usually the first one to apologize to her, I especially feel bad when we get into a fight and it ' s over something really silly, like what show to watch. These types of fights make me feel really bad, Arlene Rhoden, senior, said. Even though these brother and sister duos might seem to be rough and stormy on the outside, they do have their moments of quiet, loving brother to brother talk. I can always count on Richard to listen to my problems and give me his advice on what to do, Rachel Cunningham, senior, said. No matter how much we say we dislike them or despise them, we can t really do anything about them, they will always be with us, not necessarily physically, but they will always be in our hearts. They will al- ways be there for us, whether we want them to be or not. Siblings ZZ Student Life A rose by any other name . . . — Even with all of his speech projects. Kenneth Huber still finds time to talk to his younger brother Greg. Even if not for a long time, he tries to make those moments count. And then he told me . . . — While sharing a moment alone before class. Leah and Carlo Ellsworth take time to tell each other what goes on in each of their lives. This is something they both enjoy doing. Siblings % Student Life Z J Full House — A funnv look al three grown men ex- Married H iih Children — A hilarious and some- times realistic look at the American family life in the m periencing the joys of mother hood, starring John ' suburbs of Chicago starring David Garrison. David Starfios. Bob Saget. Candace Cameron. Jodie Swee- tin. Mary Kate Olson, and David Coulier. broadcast ed on Fridays (8:30-9:00) on channel seven. Faustina. Christina Applegale. Ed O ' Neil. Amanda - Bearse. and Katey Sagal, broadcasted on Sundays (8:30-9:001 on channel eleven. I can ' t believe it! — Rachel Smith suffers from with- drawal pains because she missed her weekly dose of Growing Pains last night. She hopes she can find a friend who video taped it last night so she can borrow it and watch it. 21 Jump Street — Based on an actual top-secret po- lice program in progress in many U.S. cities focuses on four police officers who go back to school star- ring Dustin Nguyen. Johnny Depp, Steven Williams. Peter DeLuise. and Holly Robinson, broadcasted on Sundays (7:00-8:00) on channel eleven. 24 Television Student Life — ; Before going to sleep many students watch television to relieve the day ' s stress and pressure. What are their favorite television shows? Prime time ' s best A .variety of shows appear on televi- sion during the period of seven o ' clock to ten o ' clock in the night time. From Vietnam war stories such as Tour of Duty to ad- ventures of an alien living on Earth such as Alf, television supplies shows that suit all kinds of people and moods. This period of time is called Prime Time. Some of the favorite Prime Time televi- sion shows are Full House. The Wonder Years. 21 Jump Street. Married with Children. The Cosb Show. and A Different World. Full House, on Fridays at eight thirty on channel seven is about a widower, his brother in law. and his friend taking care of this three daughters. Our favorite T.V. show is Full House because Michelle, the baby, says cute things and acts funny, said Ayelet Lehav and Katheryn Tschumper. sixth grade. The Wonder Years on Wednesdays at nine o ' clock on channel seven is about an adults flashback on his own childhood life in the sixties when he had to tackle obsta- cles such as famih problems and girls. By Koty Musaka 21 Jump Street on Sundays at seven o ' clock on channel eleven is about five high school undercover police who bust those who break the law and often learn a lesson of their own while doing so. I like ' 21 Jump Street ' because it teach- es boys and girls not to take drugs and all that other stuff. It also shows how the sys- tem for undercover narcs ' works. said Paul Martin, fifth grader. The Cosby Show on Thursdays at eight o ' clock on channel four is about a family who often run into the common fam- ily problems. I like ' The Cosby Show because you can relate the family problems on T.V. to those of your own, said Paul Etchevery, ninth grade. Different World on Thursda ' at eight thirty on channel four is about one of the daughter ' s life at college from The Cosby Show. .My favorite television show is ' A Differ- ent World because it gives a sense of safe college life. ' said Crystal Nordstedt, tenth grade. Oh and remember when ... — Brian Menudue and Hong Tang talk about ALF (alien life formj that was on Monday night on eight o ' clock on channel four followed by Hogan ' s Family. Television % Student Life .Z3 :i j itMfsaB3a r. TUDENT No one can live with nor can they without them, there is no way to avoid them, they are everywhere. Technical difficulty A. -bra cadabra, poof! Just like that this new age of electronics appeared before our eyes. Can you remember a time when there was no such thing as video tape re- corders, video cameras, CD. players, or walkmen? Believe it or not people just one generation before us had to survive with out these wonderful electronic gagets. There was a time where only the very rich owned television sets. After a few years TV ' s where found in the average family ' s houses all across America. Pretty soon this wouldn ' t be enough, people wanted movies at home. So video cassettes came into the picture. Just like TV they started out ex- pensive, but as the price lessened more peo- ple bought them. Now almost every student or family has at least one of these electronic marvels, a TV, a video recorder, a video camera, a CD player or a walkman. Isn ' t it great! — Jeff Fischbach follows every senior event with his video camera so thai the senior film will have every special moment on it. Not missing a single event, this film will keep the senior spirit of ' 89 alive forever. by Heather Bergen We have the full visual and sound exper- ience brought into our living room and the public is still not satisfied. They wanted entertainment for all senses to the point of perfection, so the crystal clear sounds of C.D. ' s arrived. Yet complete satisfaction is not achieved until all of th ese things be- come portable, how ever this does cause some problems. Students sneaking them into school and there also much easier to steal. I can get away with listening to the ra- dio in class any day, any time, any period, with any teacher. Hiding my walkman is no problem an anonymous 1 1th grader said. All this technology has gone to many peoples heads, they no longer can be left with out these luxuries that have invaded their everyday lives, they can not even leave home without them. 26 Electronics Student Life Hurry! Don ' t be late! — Students no longer run to their lockers to gel their books. Instead they are in a hurry to get a t ape to make it through the next period. Working to the tunes is more fun. You just better not gel caught. Click! — Eric Gordon. I Ith grader just can ' t put his camera down. He needs to be on the look out for any good pictures he can take for the yearbook. Decisions, decisions, decisions. — The variety of vid- eo cameras are so extensive that it makes it very difficult to chose which one you want to buy. Finding places to buy them is no problem. They are sold every- where vou look. It ' s what I ' ve always wanted. — This audio system includes everything you could possible want. It has a CD player, dual cassettes, turntable, tuner, and equalizer. Everything you could possibly dream of to musically entertain for hours. Electronics ' Student Life Z I s L TUDENT UIFE With the Christmas caroling and the jingles of the bells reverberating vivaciously, it is that time of year again for tranquility and . . . Peace on Earth U sually when one hears about an assembly joyful thoughts of no class and work often dance merrily across one ' s head. The two winter shows, Death By Choco- late and the chorus holiday show were en- joyable as well. It was that time of year when merriment and yuletide were shared by one and all, young and old alike. Besides getting out of class, I was really excited to see some of my friends perform, said Laura Davis, 10th grader. The show opened up with the High School Knightengales marching down the aisle singing, Sing We Noel. Bewildered and awestrucked, the audience sat back to enjoy the rest of the performances put on by the Choraliers and Junior Choraliers. It was a thrilling to see the Knightengales singing on stage. said 10th grader, Kris- tina Bao. Some of the musical scores included Decorate The Christmas Tree, Santa Claus ' s Just a Good ol ' Boy, We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The song that con- veyed the true meaning of Christmas was, I Wanna Be Santa ' s Tree in which the And uh one. uh two, uh one, two . . . under ihe guidance of Mrs Honda, the Junior Choraliers perform the sweet and harmonious rendition of Decorate the Christmas Tree while the audience sat back to enjoy the melodious tune. By Steve Bao message was, it ' s not what you have to offer on the outside but what you have inside that counts, the true spirit of the season. In addition to the seasonal holiday show, the Drama Department headed by Ms. Hiller put on a play. Death By Choco- late, a comedy by Paul Reeder. The play is a scathing satire of todays health crazed fanatics in which the owner of a health re- sort, Henry Meadowbrook is mysteriously murdered. Now under new management, members of the newly renovated Meadow- brook Health Resort are dropping like flies. The mystery thickens until the denouement where it is reviewed that Henry ' s daughter Sweet Pea, is the killer. The holiday excitement continued on with the performance to commemorate the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The show discussed the importance of what he did to set a precedent for future generations to follow, I enjoyed the show but I couldn ' t really hear it too well, other than that I thought it was interesting. Erica Peters. 6th grader said. 28 Winter Shows Student Life Tap, tap, tap . . . the auditorium was filled with si- lence as the Choraliers and Junior Choraliers watched Mrs. Honda for their cue to sing during the Martin Luther King Jr. show. I had a dream . . . dressed appropriately in black to express the mood of the time. Hyon-Chu Chon gets into her character as she talks about the Civil Rights Movement. Ohh, please pick me. . . the Junior Choraliers present the Christmas lay. The Little Christmas Tree. in which Rachel Eisner. 4th grader, acts as the little tree while the rest sing the rock version of 0 Christmas Tree. Ugh, what a horrible mess! . . . John Stone played by Selh Ratihn. instructs the butler (Jose Sanchez) to clean up the blood slain of the recently deceased vic- tim, Henry Meadowbrook of the Health Resort in the play, Death By Chocolate. Winter Shows r Student Life Z,y My boyfriend ' s back and ... — Ann Thomas shows off her boyfriend . Waiel Nada in the Spring Show America Sings which raised money for homeless children in our country. Clump. Clump, BANG! — Eric Gordon, acts as four characters including Mr. Noisy at the Showcase on February 21 . Eric Gordon earned first place at the Spat n ' Squeek competition. % Duke. Duke. Duke of Earl — Dan Mayer. David Lin. Neil Jams, Ronny Yakerson. Jordan Moore. Tavis Larkham. Alex Lombardo. and Leif Devenmark strut their stuff while singing. The Junior Choraliers Presented four concert style songs. The night shows are easier than the daytime shows because only half of the auditorium is filled at night, said Meirav Ravid. fifth grader. 30 Spring Shows Student Life Student L ife % As nature recovers from the winter, students get ready to act, dance, and sing their hearts out in the Spring Shows. Springing to action T, he Spring Shows consisted of the Showcase, produced by Mr. Schaefer and America Sings by Mrs. Honda. Both took a lot of memorizing to do and a lot of courage to perform in front of half the school. The Showcase was held on February 21 in front of both students during school hours and in front of parents in the night show . About six weeks went in for prepara- tions including the designing and building of the set. rehearsing individuafs pieces, and modifying the whole thing in general. It wasn ' t hard but it wasn ' t easy setting the stage. Setting the lights were simple and since each of us had our own skills we had an advantage. The difficult part was that there was a conflict between the stu- dents in the class which slowed down the team work a little. said David Lamey. stage crew member. 1 wasn ' t nervous when I had to do the mime scene in ' Afterschool Rehearsal ' which was about a fight between our speech By Koty Mukasa team. The part that got me scared is when at the ending of the piece, we had to throw each other in a pile. I was scared when it was my turn to go in the pile because it hurts when three other people are on top of you, said Rune Freeman, ninth grader. America Sings ' was performed on March 21 for the student body and on March 23 for the night show. This show benefited the homeless children in our country. The official . merica Sings was held on April 29 in front of the Washington Memorial in Washington D.C. I think it is a wonderful experience to be able to take part in a historical even t which will inspire many people to feel a need to help the homeless, said Simone Myara, chorus president. I think it ' s great what they ' re doing for the 400,000 homeless children in America. Hopefully we can get President Bush to help out and show up at Washington, D.C, said Jon Emaus, seventh grader. Steady now, I almos! got it — Jordan Moore plays the doctor and Dan Mayer plays the patient in The Good Doctor by ;Vei7 Simon in the Showcase. W i Sp Spring Shows -i Student Life 1 s TUDENT L IFE L There is an overabundance of poverty-stricken people in our society. Students learn that giving a little helps a lot. Notice The Needy Q uestion: what do candy drives. e sales, and paper recycling all have in common? answer: they ail raise money in order to purchase needed equip- ment for school. However there are quite a few unique but effective drives at school that benefit for the homeless. Skid Row. poor, and various social and health associ- ations. There is an overabundance of poverty- stricken people in our society. It is im- portant for students to realize that there are needy people out there and that every little thing counts, said Ms. Vicki Lee. assistant principal. Toys for tots and a canned food drive took place during November through De- cember. Students that brought in a toy received a movie folder with promotional pictures for a current movie. The toys were given to the fire department who then passed the toys out to needy children in hospitals and orphanages. Canned foods were collected for the homeless on SKid Row. United Way, sponsored by Mr. Don La- Raise your Hands if your sure — Chorus members. Rormy Yakerson and Juan Martinez are sure of on e imporiani thing: helping the homeless children. Here they are at the John Jacobson workshop practicing very hard for the benefit America Sings. by Stephanie Prince Franier was held from December 4 to the 12. The drive raised money for health or- ganizations. This year produced a new challenge for Mrs. Honda ' s chorus members. They per- formed a benefit to raise money for the homeless children. Even though the event .America Sings took place in Washing- ton D.C., the chorus members decided to hold a night show at school and sell tick- ets. All the money that was collected was sent to the .American Sings benefit for homeless children. Helping the homeless children gave me a new perspective towards life. It felt wonderful to sing for those children. It gave me the satisfaction to know that we helped a lot of unfortunate kids, said Si- mone Myara, senior chorus member. Along with fundraisers and typical drives, a clothing drive was organized by Ms. Vicki Lee, CSF members and Mrs. Buchannan. This was an opportunity for people to give clothes, blankets and other additional items that they didn ' t need or use for people who do. PLEA: HELP EDY CHILDREN ? «rn V 32 Fund-raiser Student Life Tis better to give than to receive — Learns Michael Kirshner and friends as they place unwrapped toys in a barrel for needy kids. This will surely make some- one happy. Hurry up. give me the dough — Exclaims .Anthony Booker v.ho participated in the magazine sale assem- bly last November. This sale encouraged kids to sell magazines to friends and relatives. .;_ 3CT m 1 Raiiin dough — CSF members Reagan Lee and Diane Ouan. go over the number of collected canned foods. This drive helped many unfed homeless people. It is nice to know that CSF merrtbers care a lot about the homeless. Fund-raiser Student Life 33 I just love the taste of that! — Indulging himself in a bowl of lime jello. sixth grader Jesse Caid, wonders what other flavors come in the savory snack. Sew it up! — Sixth grade buddies, Abraham Noel and Tracy Alexander team up to participate in the Thread-A-Spoon event. Now they realize that work- ing together is fun. H ' hoa! Hait a minute! — Senior Keith Walts thinks twice before submerging his face in a bowl of Very Cherry jello. However, competition gels into him and he dues it in order to achieve spirit points for his homeroom. On the roll again — Here are some daring seventh graders as they put their noses to the rolls of paper. The toilet paper roll was enjoyed by many young spectators as ihey watched their fellow classmates roll around the Center Circle. 34 Leadership Events Student Life s TUDENT L.IFE L Dumping your head in Jello and pulling a spoon and thread through your pants may sound strange, but you ' ll do anything at the . . . Center of attention T he lunch bell rings and you run out of your third period class with great antici- pation. YouVe not eager to grab some food at the cafeteria but you ' re trying to get a glimpse of what ' s going on at the center circle. The sound of thumping music pulls you closer to the crowd of cheering students and as you look past them, you see the cra- ziest group of people running around. You wonder what kind of strange ritual is taking place at your school! But of course, it ' s an- other leadership event! The reason behind leadership events (at the center circle) is to let the school partici- pate in something fun and worthwhile. The weirder the events, the more the students participating will enjoy it. thus our objec- tive is fulfilled. said Steve Bao. publicity commissioner. Some of those activities include the bal- loon shave, the toilet paper roll, and thread a spoon, just to name a few. Spirit points were awarded to those representing their grade level from various homerooms. Stu- dents played hard at each event to ; ' in for y By Loyd Calomay their class, even if they had to get just a little messy. The activities the students participate in motivates them to excel in competition knowing they will be rewarded spirit points ultimately, the class with the most points get a party at the end of the year, said Ellen O ' conner, activities commissioner. Other events such as Halloween dress up, lip sync contest, and scavenger hunt, pro- moted competition between all students. Participation by a great number of students made each event successful and showed that the leadership class can get the job done. A lot of time and effort is put out in every activity whether it is small like a dress up day or something big like the homecom- ing dance. No one in leadership has to work alone because everyone is always there to help each other out. After all the running around, the results are satisfying and re- warding. said Happi Antonio, A.S.B. President. I mm, yummers! — Peggy Liwanag, tenth grader, de- cides to show some spirit, as she stuffs her face with Gummy Jello. Even though her grade came in third, she enjoyed the event and the good time with her friends. Leadership Events Student Life D 3t) s TUDENT LIFE L The Kid N ' Plav , Run By Shootin ' , The Fila and The Robo Cop are some famous dance moves that take a lot of practice. Dancing to the beat he MC Hammer , the Get Rstardsd . the Roger Rabbh . the Skate , the Mike Tyson , the Rammg Man , and the Bobbv Brow-n to name a f e are some of the popular dance moves to date. These dance moves take a lot of co- ordination, rhythm and Timing, and espe- cialh practice. When I was watchiag the MC Hammer (Let ' s Get It Started) video. I stood up and tried copying his moves. hen I got it a liiile I cut some of m own rap music on and added a little of m own elements to be different. Simple, quick, and in a hiirrv-. said Tamara Stella (AJfLA- Pineapple), ninth grader. To learn to perfect these dance moves, hanging around with the right crowd is nec- essarv. Hanging around with the real good dancers and asking for some tips and cop} - ing them as well can make one a great danc- er. Basically. Ill watch people dance and if I see them doing a new move IH try h and : ■ ' cm to teach me. Or at dances. lH just By Kcny Mukasa pick up moves. But Tsn aoi influencsd b} anyone- said Kristssj Lark, tenth grade. After nearly perfecting many moves there is always a tins to perform them. Danc£ clubs and sdiool daacss are souk of the piacss where it can be done. I Hke dancing at school daacss but ri?nriT p at teenage night cluts is better be- cause you r Jh fmri out if you are realh good or not lecause of the compeiiiioD and no one really knows you. said Kevin Baih ' . senior. Getting together with some friends thai can dance rtsl good and forming a danis ETOup is done b} ' manv people. Then danc- ing against anoiier group to win and be- come famous is a dancsr ' s goal My friend and 1 were a duo callsd Dou- ble Trouble but now there is a lot of other people in our group so we are called the Floor Patrol Posse. We perfect and create our own moves and we all warn to be in a dance video in the future. said Fonia Hud- speth. Trmth grader. QerriB ' don — Michael Sxrsbner dimr ' wiib s dale ax the tfimer Formal and vhsn asked if he could dance, There ' s naibing lo it. it ' s just moviBg to the beat. replied MicbaeL Dance - -J Student Life D I s TUDENT UIFE L Everyone agreed that Some Like it Hot was going to be a time to remember as students and alumni quickly found t hemselves . . . Firing up tiie night H -omecoming ' 89 — ' Some Like It Hot ' was great! The blaring music and lighting set a certain party ambience, Neal Janis, senior, said. On a night when the crescent moon illu- minated the misty sky outside, psychedelic lights reflected off the streamer covered walls within Glen Hall, pulsating with the funky beat of music. As students submit to the suppressed primal urges by a ritualistic body slapping frenzy, the announcement of the Homecoming Court complemented the excitement. Everyone awaited anxiously for the results. The coronation of the king and queen took everyone ' s breath away. I was really anxious to find out who the winners would be. It was great to see my friends up there, Alicia Wartes, 9th grad- er, said. With the music to match the unique dancing styles of 89, a variety of such exot- ic dances as the Robocop, Roger Rabbit, and the Running Man could be seen on the dance floor. You tost that loving feeling — having been named court winners. Ronald Garcia and Pilar Jackson em- braces each other to dance the song away. Behind them are the other winners enjoying themselves while onlookers stared on with envy. By Steve Bao Doing a variation of the robocop and the Troop is my favorite. The best music to dance to are rap songs and R B, Tyron Cooley, junior, said. The third annual Homecoming dance was organized by Leadership students. Without them, a dream of a perfect night would not have been fulfilled. Dedication was the key word for us — most of us spent a significant amount of time in planning and working really hard to make sure the dance would be a success, and it was! Sherry Batalla, dance chair- person, said. Along with the great music, there were fabulous door prizes, thirst quenching re- freshments, fresh baked goods, and photog- raphers to capture the unforgettable mo- ments that only a picture can portray. Homecoming ' 89 started as a hot dance. It ended with a slow dying light as everyone reluctantly stopped dancing. Some Like It Hot was sizzling. 38 Homecoming Student Life ever gonna give you up — in ulter ecstasy, the over- luyed King Donald Daily embraces his Queen. Rachel Cunningham in a song only they will share in their memories forever. Come on down — an enchanted Talina Mata ecstati- cally floats down the aisle as they announced her name. Everyone awaited anxiously for the presenta- tion of King and Queen. away to the electric beat of the sizzling music is Gwen Thompson and Scott Nelson, but what Gwen didn ' t realize was the music had just stopped. That didn ' t slop her. though. The winners are — Homecoming ' 89 court were cor- onated. Talina Mata Lady with Lord. Jeramie John- son: Duchess. Pilar Jackson with Duke. Ronald Gar- cia: Princess Sandy Cavallaro and a speechless Prince. Byron Devers: reigning Queen Rachel Cun- ningham and King Donald Daily. Homecoming ' CX Student Life Dy NEWS REELS ■ ill Laughing all the way to the bank — Comedies were big hits in the year of the movies. Paul Hogan returned to play Crocodile Dundee and Tom Hanks got his wish in Big Movies have year of success Nineteen eight- eight was pre- dicted to break box office in Holly- wood ' s film industry, and it did with a long l ine of successful mov- ies. The team of producer, Steven Spielberg, and director, Robert Zeme- kis joined with Univer- sal, Disney, and Warner Brothers Studios to cre- ate the biggest film of the year, Who Framed Roger Rabbit that starred an all star cast of Toons . What made this mov- ie special was its use of live action mi.xed with animation never seen before, Roger Rabbit was a hit with the critics and pulled in an estimat- ed 130 million dollars in ticket sales. Gel ready to look for a definite se- quel. The summer line-up was filled with a number of action-adventure films. Bruce Willis showed terrorists that New York cops Die Hard. .Arnold Schwar- zenneger and Jim Belu- shi played with Red Heat, and Paul Hogan showed fans how to be a hero — Aussie Style in Crocodile Dundee H. Emilio Estevez, Char lie Sheen, Keifer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips turned the West Wild in Young Guns. Martin Scorsecee ' s The Last Temptation of Christ sparked dis- pute and controversy in the film industry. Thou- sands of people gathered at Universal Studios to protest its release. Wil- lem Dafoe. who played as Christ in that film ?lso starred in Missis- sippi Burning, with Gene H a c k m a n , an- other movie that was de- bated over the subject of racial tension in the 1960 s. Big laughs were also part of the long list of movies. Tom Hanks got his wish to become Big. John Cleese, Ja- mie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Pa- lin searched for A Fish Called Wanda, and Ar- nold Schwarzenneger and Dann Devito were perfect Twins. The Christmas season was also a time for laughter. Bill Murray was Scrooged in a modern remake of Charles Dick- ens ' classic Christmas story and Leslie Neilsen pulled from the files of police squad The Na- ked Gun. The critics enjoyed a number of films that all well deserved Oscar nominations. Tom Cruise spent a week with his autistic savant broth- er played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. There were many love triangles on the sil- ver screen, but each original in its own. Wil- liam Hurt travelled be- tween lovers as The . c- cidental Tourist, Glenn Close portrayed the rich life in Old France in Dangerous Liaisons, and Melanie Griffin took over for boss. Si- go u r n e y W e a ' e r in Working Girl. A victory season The biggest events in the world of sports stood as the center of attention in the year of athletic com- petition. Those events were the Olympic Games and the World Series. The Olympic Games took place in Seoul. Ko- rea, and gathered thou- sands of athletes from countries all over the world including East Germany and the Soviet Union who did not at- tend the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Though the Soviets and East Germans dominated in the final medal stand- ings, the United Slates came in a strong third place winning track, boxing, diving, swim- ming, and other events. Florence Griffith Jovner, .Matt Biandi, Carl Lewis, Janet Ev- ans, and Greg Louganis all won gold medals and set new world records. Although there was some controversy over judging in certain events, the Olympics ran smoothly and the United States again showed its high athletic potential. It was a fantastic year for the Los Angeles Dodgers who with the help of manager, Tom Lasorda, obtained the World Series trophy in major league baseball. The Dodgers, going into the series, were the un- derdogs, playing against the Oakland A s. But the Dodgers clinched the title in only five games. The city of Los Angeles celebrated with a parade and ceremony, just as their Lakers did only several months be- fore. The winning Olympic spirit — Florence Griffith Joyner. better known as ' ' Flojo. was awarded three gold medals and one silver in the Olympic Games held al Seoul. Korea in September. My, oh, my. . . David Letlernmn celebrated with band leader. Paul Schaefer. seven years of fun and laughter on Late Night with David Letterman. Late night laughter While prime time televi- sion belongs to shows like Cosby S h vs , ■ ■ Growing Pains, and A Differ- ent World, late night television was dominat- ed by off beat comed and talk shows. The Tonight Show ' s Johnny Carson celebrat- ,_ ed another anniversar for its many years in ' broadcast but now he has to watch out for a jf new group of competi- tion. David Letterman, with his hilarious, yet strange, brand of com- edy has gathered a crowd of loyal viewers that tune to see such things as stupid pet tricks, viewer mail, and late night top ten. New talk shows that ap- peared this year include The Arsenio Hall Show, Later with Bob Costas, and The Pat Sajak Show, who left the morning show of Wheel of Fortune to start his late night talk program. The sudden barrage of talk shows controlled the late night scene and kept midnight audiences laughing in their sleep. Saturday Night Live continued its long tradi- tion of outlandish com- edy sketches. Come- dians John Lovitz, Dana Carvey, and Dennis Miller made Saturday nights speciaL Sports Television -• i Mini-magazine T 1 i • ■ ■ ■ ■ i ' i - ' . Keep your mind on the music Musically, this was a year like no other. The nation ' s students were listening to an un- believably wide range of new sounds, and reviv- ing more than a few old ones. erful comebacks, while fresh faces like Tone Loc hit big on rap and pop charts. Female rap art- ists such as Salt n ' Pepa and JJ Fad produced sell-out albums, and rappers like Ice T gained popularity. Another big musical metal bands like Guns n ' Roses, with lyrics remi- niscent of the Sex Pis- tols. Also, for the first time ever, a metal album Metallica ' s And Jus- tice For AH went top ten without releasing a single. gles. The comebacks came fast and furious, with performers like Mi- chael Jackson and the Bangles vomitting up new LP s. Female sing- ers like Paula Abdul and Pebbles were huge suc- cesses. The youth of the na- status by playing groups like the Untouchables and Fine Young Canni- bals. R.E.M. had a big year with the release of Green and U2 made a spectacular comeback with Rattle and Hum. Oingo Boingo and the Rap performers were a major force this year and proved it by sending many performers up the charts. Such rap groups as Run DMC made pow- style that went ma m- stream this year was heavy metal. All metal stations like KNAC played widely popular As usual, pop music dominated the radio charts. Rock bands such as Def Leppard sold mil- lions of albums and had several number one sin- tion has been slowly learning to appreciate non-conformist rock. Stations like KROQ reached mega-popular Smithereens both re- leased hit LP ' s, while ex- underground bands such as Jane ' s Addiction and the Cowboy Junkies ac- quired popularity. TOP TEN Movies 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. Coming to America 3. Big 4. Crocodile Dundee II 5. Die Hard 6. Cocktail 7. Beetlejuice 8. A Fish Called Wanda 9. Willow Albums 1. Faith 2. Kick 3. Hysteria 4. Dirty Dancing 5. Appetite for Destruction 6. Introducing the Hardline 7. Bad 8. Tracy Chapman 9. Tiffany 10. Tunnel of Love TV Shows 1. Cosby Show 2. A Different World 3. Cheers 4. Golden Girls 5. Growing Pains 6. Who ' s the Boss? 7. Night Court 8. 60 Minutes 9. Murder, She Wrote 10. The Wonder Years They still haven ' t found what they ' re looking for — V2 members ihe Edge. Adam Clayton. Larry Mullen Jr., and Bono. News from The Earth H inners, losers, and newborn — Pictured here: The new president and vice president George Bush and Dan Quayle. the election losers Gov. Michael Dukakis and Sen. Lloyd Bentson. and the Duke ,and Dutchess of York. The kid is their daughter, Beatrice. The 1988-1989 school year en- compassed a massive amount of trag- edy, political happen- ings, and personal tri- umphs. People and place s from all over the globe had their individ- ual places in the spot- light with a mix of disas- ters, scientific achieve- ments, and unusual events. As far as disasters were concerned, this year was an all time high. About 450 people were massacred in four different plane crashes. There were problems with bomb threats, deadly errors at stunt flying shows (the planes hit each other and then an audience), and other assorted aviation acci- dents. Mother nature also played a hand in the carnage, with nightmar- ish earthquakes leveling Armenia and giving southern California more than a few quivers of fright. Yosemite spent several days burn- ing, and the Caribbean was thrashed by Hurri- cane Gilbert. On the happier side of life, the nations of the world united several times for humanitarian purposes. The Olympics were this year, and the United States competed with excellence despite problems with drug abuse. Several countries assisted in the rescue of two humpback whales trapped under Arctic ice, using massive equip- ment to cut breathing holes along a path to safety. Politically we had a year to remember. Our presidential race was perhaps the most down and dirty election in the history of the coun- try. As a nation we pros- pered economically, al- though our debt became almost comically huge. Student walk-out He want our grades!!! — A rash of student walk outs swept southern California during problems between teachers and ad- ministration. Civil Disobedi- ence has alwass been a big part of our country ' s political system, and now it has spread to our high school Campuses. During Feb- ruary of this year, the students of several southern California schools staged a walk out. The reasoning behind these walk outs re- mained haz due to poor communication between students and faculty. The walk outs were a student reaction to the withholding of their grades by faculty mem- bers, which is somewhat ironic because no grades were, in fact, withheld. Many students took this walk out as a reason to miss class and have an excuse to tell their par- ents. Unfortunately, Dr. Brent (and many other principals) turned the tables on many students b suspending them. Students who were ab- sent that day and didn ' t have an absence excuse from a parent were promptly treated to a suspension notice. World local news a Mini-magazine J In your face — Dante Harris, boys Basketball team member, goes up for a jump shot in hopes of tying the score in an away game at Verdugo Hills. JTi f i ■H 9kJ K ' I ' HF ' f SQ n f ' vH ]f H ' ' ' i BlC- ' ■■ ' ■: B__° Baak ' rv « Vt 1 1 Volleyball champions — In their first year of play, the girls volleyball team managed to capture the league title. Coach Ann YOung worked hard to train her team with the help of assistant coach. Cindy Jack- son. Teamwork — togetherness is a key for a successful basketball team. The Varsity Knights use this strate- gy against M arshall HS in a lough game. A A New league T ' Sports :x M. ■10 - s ports dept enters new era Knights accepted into 3A M™. .,„...„«..„, ...,.,.„.„.,-.„..., for the athletic teams this year. After dominating the Magnet League for years the boys J.V. and Varsity basketball teams will be playing on a higher level and against much more experienced competition. To some players this honor was long overdue. I feel that the 3 A level of high school basketball is a step we should have taken long ago. Now we finally have a goal that ' s going to test as a team, our cooperation, unity, and determination. 1 0th grader, Dennard Jackson, said. Playing in the 3A league this year is the girl ' s basketball team and the boy ' s volleyball team, which are in their first year of existence. Both teams have been practicing extensively to be well-prepared for such competition as: Locke, Santa Monica, Van Nuys, Marshall, Verdugo Hills, Marshall and Chatsworth. I think we can learn a lot from the players who have been in the league already, because they have more experience from previously being in the league. Not saying we ' ll be easily defeated because I really don ' t know what to expect. I ' m just going to play my hardest to put our team on top. 10th grader Anthony Booker, said. As the years move on, the sports department makes much more progress than the preceding year. Students love to talk about their team and their great team. The basketball teams, and volleyball teams were showered with school spirit and encouraging wishes. Strategy — Carlene Rowe. a member of the girls Milleyball team eagerly awaits to gel in the game to how her playing skills she has worked hard for. Track practice — Runner. Lakisha Stokes practices lor her event for the Spring track season. Coach Ed IVealhersby works with his team all year around, including helping them with special meets during the New league Sports 45 INSIDE SPORTS Pass it over here! — during an away game. Varsity basketball player Om Reeder struggles to get his hands on the ball. He not only gets the ball, hut strate- gically plays throughout the game. Scoreboard SOCES 61 vs Monroe 68 SOCES 62 VS Jefferson 92 SOCES 92 vs Downlown Business Magnet 79 SOCES 68 vs Locke 51 SOCES 43 vs Van Nuys 69 SOCES 51 vs Marshall 65 SOCES 81 vs Pms X 43 SOCES 83 vs St. Monicas ino SOCES 53 vs Muir 76 SOCES 65 vs Locke 53 SOCES 61 vs Lincoln 70 SOCES 67 vs HollywiKjd 58 SOCES 61 vs Belmont 79 SOCES 61 vs Downtown Business Magnet 65 SOCES 41 vs Verdugo Hills 35 SOCES 49 vs Wilson 69 SOCES 46 vs Eagle Rock 74 SOCES 45 vs Franklin 69 SOCES 52 vs Verdugo Hills 42 SOCES 62 vs Wilson 61 Varsity Basketball Members are: Donald Dailv. Tyron Cooley. Cleve MclVright. Jesse Pinagua. Dan- te Harris. Berlin Parker. Om Reeder. Marcus Little John, and Coach Becker 46 Varsity Basketball Sports ime out — taking lime out during a very intense ante. Varsity players Berlin Parker, Marcus Little- yhn, Cleve McWright, and Dante Harris discuss heir plans to maneuver the ball away from their op- onenls. onto their side of the court. ' halk one up for the home team — shown here making basket from the free throw line, Dante Harris hopes hat it will be one of many more points that he will take to help his team win. -J urviving a challenging new league This is our first year as a varsity basket- ball team in a 3a league. This means that we can now play nearly all of the schools in our district. This presents new challenges for our varsity players, many of whom were on last year ' s varsity team. I think that our team is a little better than last year because last year we were in a magnet league, but this year we ' re in a 3a league which means that we will be playing bigger schools which have three thousand people to choose from, so I think that is pretty good, and without Coach Becker. Coach Box, and Coach Weathersby, I think we would not be able to do anything. said eleventh grader Tyron Cooley. Although we did not have quite the sea- son that we had hoped to have had, the varsity team took it in stride. They kept their spirits and their morale high, and with the help of their senior players they came out fighting, but their senior players were not the only ones that contributed to the team ' s performance on the court, the ju- M % -y f niors also played a big role during the games. I think the seniors of the coming year will do fine, because we have seven people coming back on the varsity team. Those seven people will be seniors, so we will have a good team with or without the people who are leaving this year, said eleventh grader Om Reeder. It is our first year in the 3a division, we obviously lack the experience which would enable us to perform well against teams who have previously competed on this level. Lack of experience is more or less a scape- goat. This year was a period of adaption and learning. Eight juniors returning next year. As an advocate for the juniors I would like to say revenge is not paramount in our eyes, but payback is a feeling which is most enjoyed when done inadvertently ' in other words we will beat them and laugh. said Berlin Parker, eleventh grader. By Wendy Hernandez What was the most memorable mo- ment during one of this year ' s games that you remember the most? It was a tournament game played at St. Monicas, against our cross town ri- val. Dirty Business Magnet, we won. It was clearly one of our better games, said eleventh grader Kevin Campbell. Work. Work. Work — part of their Varsity teams training is participating in a daily brisk game. They work verv hard to keep their physical and mental stability, and bv practicing they get better and better each time. Varsity Basketball Sports ' :: 47 INSIDE SPORTS Watch out Kareem — because here comes Dennard Jackson. During a critical point in an intense game, Dennard decides to go for a three pointer to lie the score. This should indicate his sense of distance and strength. JV BOYS SOCES 45 Monroe 44 SOCES 35 Van Nuys 62 SOCES 26 Marshall 50 SOCES 46 Lincoln 32 SOCES 49 Hollywood 34 SOCES 39 Belmont 44 SOCES 45 Downtown 33 SOCES 53 Verdugo Hills 50 SOCES 62 Wilson 71 SOCES 42 Eagle Rock 48 SOCES 76 Franklin 84 SOCES 38 Verdugo Hills 34 SOCES 23 Wilson 65 VARSITY GIRLS SOCES 21 Marshall 79 SOCES 14 Lincoln 57 SOCES 12 Hollywood 41 SOCES 7 Belmont 71 SOCES 14 Downtown 58 SOCES 7 Verdugo Hills 63 SOCES 10 Wilson 83 SOCES 16 Eagle Rock 69 SOCES 23 Franklin 71 SOCES 26 Verdugo Hills 38 SOCES 4 Wilson 44 iii | ' ' i |iim ' iiiiiii mMWwmm Junior Varsity — members are. Coach Weathersbv, Daron Swille. Mitchell Shenkin. David Lin. Richard Cunningham. Raleigh Henderson. Dennard Jackson, Eric Tappan, Byron Devers, Todd Mitchell, Kender- ick Jackson. 48 Hanging in there — is Richard Cunningham, an elev- enth grader. This is his first year on the Junior Varsi- ty team. He is an exceptional player and a wonderful asset to the team. Here he is dunking for two. Over here!. ' — .4s Gwen Thompson goes for that awe- some block number forty-two. Diane Quan. is ready in waiting to he sure we try to keep the opponents from scoring. This demonstrates team work. What an ef- fort ' erforming with hustle, spirit, and pride A new experience for the Junior Varsity Knights basketball teams included the first ever competition in the 3A division. Being in the 3A league made us realize how much stronger we grew. It was defi- nitely a challenge and now we know how strong to be next year, Mac Becker, head coach of the boys J.V. team said. Along with playing in the 3A division for the first time, Lisa Lewis managed to orga- nize a girls basketball team. Playing in the 3A division is a challenge and is fun too. At limes it ' s a little tough being a pioneer team, however the girls are young and I have high hopes for the pro- gram in the future, said Ms. Lewis. Even though both teams, boys J.V. and the girls, had a tough season, it was com- petitive and enjoyable. We have an excellent team with good potential. We are just as competitive as the other 3 A teams so there is no reason why we shouldn ' t come out on the upper half of our division — Varsity. Girls, as well as J.V., said Byron Devers, captain. Basketball practices and games require intensive workmanship, dedication and teamwork. It is very important for the members of the team to work together and help each other. Our team gets along very well. We share secrets and talk out our problems if we have any. The main thing is we help each other and that ' s what counts, said Malinda Paniagua. What does it take to be in the 3A league? Team work is the key word. Not only get- ting along with your own team, but also with your opponents, team members agree. I think it ' s great that we can compete with other high schools and it gives us a chance to compare our athletes with the athletes of other schools, said Diane Quan. Grades are an important rule in the game of basketball. The players must maintain a grade point average of a ' C or above with no fails. To me grades are very important. Play- ing gives me the satisfaction that I have school spirit. To gain that spirit, I work hard in all my classes. said Kenderick Jackson. The cheering and excitement dies down as the basketball season comes to an end. However the encouragement from the cheerleaders and students last forever. By Stephanie Prince How different is it being in the 3A league as opposed to being in the regular league? Dennaid Jackson — ' The difference is a huge one. Things are more organized, more disciplined, and it gives us a good goal to strive for. Nov we know to work twice as hard. Girls arsity — members are. bottom: Tanisha Da- vis. Diane Quan. Jennifer Koepke. Lakisha Stokes. G en Thompson. Top.- Ms. Lewis, Mary Branch. Ma- linda Paniagua. Sophia Lord. Tanisha H ' atts. Pau- lette Mitchell. Tanisha Heard. 49 INSIDE SPORTS This one ' s mine — Michelle Morrison serves for her volleyball learn during one of the games against Wesiside Magnet. Serving is one of the many skills the team had lots of practice in when they stayed after school. Scoreboard JBB SOCES . LACES game one 8 4 15 15 game two 4 6 15 15 SOCES Westside game one 11 15 6 15 12 15 game two 15 12 15 11 15 4 SOCES Midcity game one 15 15 8 4 game two 15 15 4 5 Smile and be nice — Carlene Rowe. Michelle Morrison. Lea Jayasinghe. Debru Petroy. and Evelyn Cerritos shake hands with Westside players. After a game no matter who won everyone puts aside their differences and shake hands, trade comments, meet each other, and are very friendly. The competition is only during the game is taking place, once the game is over everyone is equal and are able to speak to each other nicelv. 50 Girls Volleyball Sports Bang it. Slam it — Valeska Difrieri jumps to stop the ball from touching the ground. She hit it up and a team member hit the ball over the net. Team work is essential to the girl ' s volleyball team. Swush — Lea Jayasinghe serving during a practice game. During practice the girls strengthen their skills in volleyball and all their practice helped them to get to second place. Their ability to work as a team really helped them a lot. earn work helps make it to second place Many high school girls got interested in volleyball and decided to join the school ' s girls volleyball team. They all joined for different reasons but together they made it to second place in the magnet league. I joined the team because I like sports and practicing them keeps me physically and mentally healthy. I picked the volley- ball team because I used to play it a lot in P.E. My favorite part about being in the volleyball team is the opportunity to display my skills in the sport, Evelyn Cerritos, twelfth grader, said. This was the first year that a girls volley- ball team was put together. Mrs. Young was the coach of the girls volleyball team and in order to prepare the girls for compe- tition against other schools, she made them stay after school for practice. Most thought staying after school was fun also very hard work. During practice the girls strengthen their skills in serving, jumping, blocking, and thinking up strategy. This year they played in the magnet league, we hope next year the team will be able to play in the 3A league, Mrs. Young, volleyball coach, said. A few days after the team was formed the girls had to play their first game against L.A.C.E.S. Not having had much practice, the team was not prepared to compete. But the game had to be played. We were shocked because only a few days before we found out we were on the team and already we had a game. We all knew we weren ' t ready for the game but we worked as a team and tried our best. We lost, Lee Jayasinghe, twelfth grader, said. The whole team was sad about the de- feat, but there were many games after that of which the team won more than half of. Once we got our uniforms, which ori- ginally belonged to last year ' s softball team, we played more as a team. We were undefeatable and that took us to second place, Knieba Jones, tenth grader, said. Therefore the girls team was a success, thanks to all the practice they had and their ability to work as a team. By Heidi Lazo What advice would you give to someone who ' s planning to join the girl ' s volley- ball team for next vear? Carlene Rowe — Probably what I would say would be you have to be will- ing to work with people as a team. You have to work hard at practice so you can have good results. Girls volleyball team — Members are: Coach Ann Young, Debru Pelroy, Evelyn Cerritos, Carlene Rowe, Knieba Jones, Leslie Tioseco, Michele Morrison, Coach Cynthia Jackson. Girls Volleyball Sports 51 INSIDE SPORTS Senior Slammer — Senior Darwin Rartws is active in the sports scene. He is a member of the volleyball team, and here he displays his alertness in the game. Volleyball is a sport that requires skill and coordina- tion. Schedule March 8 Eagle Rock March 13 Gardena March 15 Sylmar March 20 Verdugo March 25 L.A.C.E.S. March 27 Roosevelt March 29 Jordan April 3 South Gate April 5 L.A.C.E.S. April 19 Bell April 24 Jefferson May 1 Bell May 3 Jefferson Am 1 gonna make it — Jake Keshishyan tries to hit the ball but misses it by an inch. This was during one of the practice games. The practice games were to strengthen the boys ' skills which they had learned during and after school practice. It took them weeks of practicing every day to prepare for both the practice and real games. .411 of the games took place during March. April, and May. C ' Boys ' Volleybal Sports Catch me if you can — Juan Linares, tenth grader, shows his great volleyball skills by dumping the ball over the net and making a point for his team. For some after practicing so much, the moves come natu- rally. Up Down — Cinchai Chuvichien jumps up to help his team by hitting the ball over the net and slamming it onto the floor. Jumping is one of the many skills the players practiced every day during and after school. erfection by working hard and practice After three years of trying to get it to- gether, the boys volleyball team finally got to play in the 3A league. I have good feelings towards the boys volleyball team. This year ' s team has got lots of talent and great abilities. 1 feel that when its time for us to compete, we will be a top contender in our league. Eric Ngo. captain of the volleyball team said. The volleyball team was formed in .lanu- ary. At this time they had good potential as a team but lacked experience. Ngo said. The boys had to work hard during the end of March for their practice games. I think that with all the practice we ' ve had. we will be ready for not only the prac- tice games, but for the real competition too, Tom Lungin, eleventh grader, said. When the students decided to try out and join the team they knew they were in for hard physical work. Work that would not only test their ability to play the game, but their ability to move fast, think fast, take pain, and learn to endure. Probably the hardest part of being on the volleyball team is the painful practice. But when I joined the team pain was some- thing I had to expect in order to be a good player, said Juan Linares, tenth grader. The team has 20 members and with the help of Ann Young, their coach, and the help of Scott Sperber, the assistant coach, they all worked hard to prepare. I think that with hard work and perse- verance, we are more than ready for 3A, Keivan Stassun, eleventh grade, said. In order to prepare the students have to practice during and after school. ■ ' The things the students practice after school are bumping drills, jump block drills, setting drills, dives, digs and rolls, offense, serving and strategy. After weeks of all this practice they also have practice games to prepare them to compete in the 3 A league, Ann Young, the head coach, said. By Heidi Lazo From all the volley- ball skills that you learned during prac- tice which did you find the hardest, and why? Eiic Goidun — I think the most diffi- cult drill was the dig and roll. This move consisted of diving for the ball in unrea- chable places and rolling backwards, while bruising my shoulder in numerous places. Boys volleyball team — Members are: Bottom row: Michael Prince. Cinchai Chuvichien. Eric Ngo. Timo- thy Hernandez. Jake Keshishyan. Darwin Ramos. Top row.- Coach Ann Young. Joseph .Antonio. Chris Miramontes. Eric Gordon. Ritesh Kumar. Juan Lin- ares. Tom Lungin. Boys ' Volleyball Sports 53 INSIDE SPORTS Me and my shadow — This young tennis player hopes to be like John McEnroe someday, so he takes time to practice his swings and serves. During P.E. he has the advantage to learn some new techniques. SOCES 61 Monroe 68 SOCES 62 Jefferson 92 SOCES 92 Downtown 79 SOCES 68 Locke 51 SOCES 43 Van Nuys 69 SOCES 51 Marshall 65 SOCES 81 Pius X 43 SOCES 83 Si. Monicas 100 SOCES 53 Muir 76 SOCES 65 Locke 53 SOCES 6! Lincoln 70 SOCES 67 Hollywood 58 SOCES 61 Belmont 79 SOCES 61 Bus. Magnet 65 SOCES 41 Verdugo Hills 35 SOCES 49 Wilson 69 SOCES 46 Eagle Rock 74 SOCES 45 Franklin 69 SOCES 52 Verdugo Hills 42 SOCES 62 Wilson 61 54 Tennis Sports Tennis Team {left to right) front row: Ali Zahedi. Brian Sweet. Nell Janis, Renee Min. James Cheung. Jeff IVeishach. Michael Barchohana. .Alon Shamir. Coach Mac Beckkr. Back row: .Adam Tenn. Oleg Ka- spar. Tommy Nohavandi. Chris Giroux. Bran Gon- sor. Moran Haddad. Tom Sobelman. Kevin Wright. Going for the casual ace — Kevin Wright, tenth grad- er, displays his awesome tennis skills. So advanced in his game. Kevin Wright feels quite blase about play- ing with his inferior teammates, but is able to still enjoy his game. Hey you watch out — Here comes the tennis ball. Recklessly playing without a teacher around. Rene Min takes a chance and swings. He is an avid tennis player, who practices daily. P.E. enables him to gain strength. hirtv-love What ' s love got to do with it? Anyone for tennis ' Mr. Becker ' s fifth pe- riod class is and it ' s not just any P.E. class. It is a class full of students aspiring to be- come Wimledon champions, and French and American Open winners. Tennis is a game, partially of stamina, in which the participants must be physically fit in order to play well throughout the en- tire match. One may cover a numerous amount of round running back and forth and side to side throughout six sets. I get tired sometimes when the other guy hits the ball all over the place. You have to be a good athlete to make it to the ball in time to send it back over the net. You also have to outsmart the other guy, said tenth grader, Kevin Wright. One ' s mind must also be alert and re- sponsive. The brain only has a split second to be attentive and take in all data neces- sary to calculate the next move. It must consider distance, velocity, position of the sun, size of the court, size and strength of the racket, and the position of the opponent along with their size and reaction time. Preparing for a tennis match I primar- ily psyche myself up as well as going over the plays in my head, said senior, Tommy Nohavundi. An added incentive for students to join the tennis team is the 3 A league. By playing in this league the tennis team encounters challenging opponents from numerous high schools such as Monroe, Marshall, Holly- wood. Van Nuys and many more. In the future I would like to play profes- sional tennis against the great ones. With all the hard work and practice I think that I ' m good enough. Especially now that our tennis team is 3A, there would be more recognition for me, said eleventh grader Ali Zahedi. Tennis players ' health and minds are also accompanied by the skills they have devel- oped and by the drills Mr. Becker has taught them. But dreams, aspirations, and numerous practice sessions are also key mo- tivators of young tennis players, by Lea Jayasinghe What qualities are needed to be a suc- cessful tennis player and how do they en- hance the sport? Ke in Wright — a successful tennis pla. er must be both an intellectual strat- egist and a strong athlete, many people don ' t realize that. I guess that ' s why I enjo) it so much, it ' s mentally and phys- icall challenging. Come on make it over the net — Michael Barcohana and tennis buddie. .4lon Shamir do some intense prac- tice to sharpen their tennis skills before a competition. Mr. Becker, a determined coach, stands by to watch their every move. Tennis Sports 33 INSIDE SPORTS I think I can, I think I can — Louis Gigliotli is running in a cross country race at Griffith Park. The run went all over the Park for two and a half miles. It consisted of junior varsity and varsity. Scoreboard Oxidental CSUN Van Nuys Relays Long Beach Wilson Mt. Sac Relays Track and Field Team members are — Larry Reagon. Daron Vinson. Eaaron Oanz. Shawn Lau. Donnel Boss. Chris Girou.x, Lakesia Stokes. Nellin Flowers. Sophia Rivas. Daniel Foster. .Arturo Rodriguez. Bi-Kimba Wright. Bwana Johnson. Chontel Hunter. Javier Hernandez. Kiea Paschal. Louis Gigliotti. Ramiro Garcia. — These are the athletes that are actively competing on the Track Team. We have done very well for being such a new school to compete in Track and Field events. C ' Track 0 J Sports Get on your marks, get set, go! — Chris Af orris. Donel Boss. Bi-Kiniha Wright are in training or track. They are practicing running out of the blocks for sprinting in the four by one relay. Make it happen! — Deanna Jackson is putting her last reserves of energy to defend his second place holding in the half mile. She is running in the Sprint Medley and doing the half mile. re pan ng runners for an exciting season The Track and Field team has almost doubled in size in the last two years. There are 25 people actively competing this year in the invitational competitions on Satur- days. With the number of people, and all the people training we have had a strong Track Team. Mr. Weathersby, the Track and Field teams coach, has won many med- als at the invitational. I feel that our team will do very well this season. During third period, we have been running the whole year trying to prepare ourselves for the upcoming Track meets. 1 feel that, I personally am physically and mentally prepared for running in the Invi- tational Track meets this season, said Dean Jayasinghe, a tenth grader. The track team was disappointed when the team was not allowed to join the 3A league. We were not able to do this because we do not have a sufficient track and suit- able judges. Personally I was disappointed that we were unable to join in the 3A league. But competing in the invitational meets this year will enable us to become stronger, and become more experienced in competing in Track Meets. Also after this season other schools will see the talent that is at our school and will allow us to participate in Track Meets next year. Even though we don t have a track, said Robbie Hyman, a tenth grader. Coach Weathersby has had the biggest and best Track and Field team since he has been the coaching at this school. 1 feel that we are going to do as well or better than last year. We have more dis- tance runners, but the sprinters are about same. This year I am going to introduce hurdles and a polevaulter. I feel that the program is not progressing like it should because of the lack of true athletes at this school. The Track and Field team has a chance to get into the league Prelimbs, therefore the opportunity exists for someone to ad- vance to the L.A. City School Champion- ships, said Mr. Weathersby, coach. Chris Giroit.x What do you think of the Track Team this year and competing in the meets? C urtis Bedford Since we are now in a league the competition is better; giving us more of a challenge, and a goal to look forward to. Thus making our team more competitive and making our school have recognition. Put your hands on your feet. — Bwana Johnson is leading the third period track class in their stretching exercise before the grueling running. Mr. Weathersby puts them through. This is the time when everyone relaxes before running. Track 7 Sports D I tarting up a Softball season in full swing Numerous eager and energetic students headed out towards the P.E. field during the vveek(s) of January 9th to January 21st to test their strength and try-out for the 1989 Junior Varsity and Varsity softball team. Strenuous practices were held everyday at lunch and a couple days after school. This helped to prepare for the first game against Westside. Being on the Junior Varsity team my first year, made me realize that practices are important for all team members, and that if everyone works together as a team, we can win as a team, said tenth grader Chad Johnson. Coach Don LaFraniere led the dedicated Junior Varsity team through many severe practices for their first game on March 17th. I feel that we are prepared to take on the other Magnet schools. This year we have a strong and determined team, which put forth great effort to bring victory to C.E.S., commented LaFraniere. The Varsity team is headed by new coach Scott Sperber along with Louis Cavallero as his assistant. With graduating last year Do you think that the team has the ability and potential to win another Magnet League Champion- ship? Tyron Cooley, 1 think the team has all the ability we had last year. Our team is pretty good in the field and we shouldn ' t have problems with winning this year ' s Magnet League Championship. and managing to tackle college life, Louis finds time to come help out the team and advise the players. I wanted to help out this year ' s softball team because one of my favorite pastimes is playing softball and 1 felt that I could share some of my knowledge with the team mem- bers, said Louis. The participants for try-outs was noticed as many of last year ' s Junior Varsity and Varsity members showed up to continue their former position on the team. I chose to continue my position as catcher because it gave me the opportunity to make drastic plays at home plate, and I get to call all the important possible plays, said senior Ian Bratslavsky. Trying to maintain the Magnet League Championship, practices and meetings be- came mandatory that everyone attend. Failure to show up could jeopardize your position on the team. Physical and mental skills are essential during intense plays in a tough game. Knowing what to do, where to throw the ball at that precise moment counts a lot. It is important to play well and fair. By Steph- anie Prince Hey baiter!! — swiftly swinging for a hopeful ho- merun. senior Jesse Paniagua searches for an open space in the outfield, otherwise known as a hole. Jesse can determine where the ball will land just by fixing his stands. Did I catch it? — I can ' t look. says David Rolbin as he strives to grab hold of the fierce Jlyball that came right to him in centerfield. This could be the third out thai the team needs. arsily softball members are: Back row — Coach Sperber. Tommy yohavandi. Tyrone Cooley. Jesse Paniagua. Ean Kenyon. Ricardo Pena. Ricky Maiale. Ian Bratslavsky. .Assistant coach Louis Cavallero. .Manager Oscar Mendo:a. Bottom row — Evelyn Cerriios. Mike Chass. Jason Schneider. Sonu Malhotra. Fernando Marline:. Stephanie Prince. David Lin. Reagan Lee 58 Softball Sports !;« f - JfB ' ' - ' 3! Junior t ' arsity Softball members are: Back row — Jeremy CruHder. ) unne Hfnu.i. u. Mike Devine. David Lupez, Chris Manmonles. Coach Louis Cavallero. Middle row — Jeff Orensiein. Juan Marlinez. Todd Joel. Byron Tontoy. Chad Johnson. Henry Olixas. Bottom row — Sheri Kaidin. Larry Regan. Guillermo Resales. Mike Prince. Talina Mala. Ron Yakerson. INSIDE SPORTS Yo coach! — Coach Louis Cavallero. now in charge of the Junior Varsity team, throws the ball to his team. Showing them how to make a quick play at second base, can bring on a double play situation. SCOREBOARD 1989 SOFTBALL SEASON at Westside at Mid-City home LACES home VALLEY ALTERNATIVE home Downtown Business Magnet home Westside home Mid-City at LACES at Valley Alternative at Downtown Business Magnet Softball Sports 59 INSIDE SPORTS No way — Benjamin Calomay makes the besl of a light situation at one of his favorite skate spots. A rider for OJ II wheels, he concentrates on a number of new tricks to keep up in his skateboarding. Heee! — trick riding is what a lot of people wish that they could master. Here tenth grader Brian Quon shows off his unique talent by doing one of his favorite tricks, with an almost effortless and graceful style. Scorekeepers — Members are: bottom row; Chad Johnson. James Branom. Ean Kenyon. Pattv Estrada. Ian Bratslavsky. Coach Becker, top row; La Tanva Johnson. La Shawn Matthews. Terri Lancaster. Tif- fany Glover, and Kelly Lancaster. rf Outside Sports OU Sports Breaking the laws of gravity — Powell-Peralla team ider. Eric Ross, defies gravity by pushing a front- ide wallride to its limits. This, and many other ricks keep up his high placings in street style contests. Let ' s try it again — Gymnastics takes a lot of skill md coordination. Here Dorce shows us that it doesn ' t flatter the age of a person, but the talent that a person has to master even the hardest looking moves. -f r H avingfun while playing sports outside The weekend arrives, with its long, party nights, and its easy going days. Two days is not enough, and to this everyone will agree, but to a select few, the weekend presents time to engage in their favorite activity out- side of school. These are people who have a favorite sport or pastime other than school related sports. 1 took up handgliding because it looked very interesting. It is very inspirational to look at a bird soar above the clouds, they look so free in the wind, and that ' s the kind of freedom that I wanted to achieve when I ' m handgliding, said eleventh grader Herman Wang. It is these kinds of people that most ap- preciate their free time. Although there are a lot of different sports outside of school that one could par- ticipate in, many choose the one sport that is very popular among California natives and others during the winter. This sport is skiing. Whenever winter comes around, 1 wait eagerly for the first trace of snow, then when there is enough snow to ski in, and depending if it is good or bad, I collect my skiing gear and head for the slopes, said eleventh grader Thomas Sobelman. But not all outside sports have to be sea- sonal, for example bike riding, skate board- ing, and other such sports can be done year round. These do not depend as much on the weather, so therefore they are much easier to take up. 1 began to trick ride about two or three years ago, 1 started out riding backwards, but later I moved up to more difficult things. It takes a lot of practice, for exam- ple, I practice almost everyday, but it de- pends sometimes on the load of homework I get, or if I ' m injured. I do it for fun, for the time being. I haven ' t had the time or spon- sor to enter any contest, and besides that it is relatively hard to get in, said tenth grad- er Brian Quon. All of these people have one thing in com- mon, their love of their sport, and no matter what, they will be out there doing whatever sport it is that they most enjoy. By Wendy Hernandez V : rH How often do you V J participate in your 1 out-of-school sport, V 1 and for how long? I ride my motorcycle four times a month, and for usually five or six hours. Pract icing starts for an hour then work- ing on my technique for the rest of the time. said eleventh grader, Kelly Lam- bert. Shooshing down a mountain — Skiing is a sport which many people enjoy. They will do almost any- thing to hit the snowy mountains. They travel miles and miles to either Big Bear. Tahoe. or any local skiing sight. Outside Sports • -j Sports Ol Just play that rockin ' music — Leigh Spusta and Mark Seeman are practicing for band, and working on their stances in front of Mr. Morris ' classroom Maybe it would sound belter with their amplifiers hooked up. H hat am I doing here? — Chil Chin is at an .Aca- demic Decathlon meet in the auditorium. She has just finished her third round at the meet and is very tired- She only has one more round lo go. 62 Organizations Earning merits c lubs and organizations hold special meaning for students Q kjtudents may chose to be involved in and committed to a large variety of intellectual and extra-curricular clubs and organizations. There are many club to join and the list continues to grow. Ten years ago there we ' re only a few clubs to join. One had little choice of what one wanted to do. I joined Speech and Debate for extra-curricular activities for college. It helps me speak in front of large groups of people, but most of all I thought it would be fun, said Valeska DeFrieri a tenth grader. The type of students that join the clubs are varied by race, age and size. Clubs are important to the younger students because it lets them be with older students. ' T am participating in chorus, because it ' s fun and I like performing, said Jon Emaus, seventh grader. Many students join clubs to help get them into college. I think it will help to find out about different cultures and sharing ideas with each other, and having activities with each other. The organizations will help the students have extra-curricular activities written on the cum cards for col- lege, said Tricia Estares, eleventh grader and President of the French club. There are also students that don ' t even think about college, and they just want to have fun while they are going through high school. I am a cheerleader because Fm spirited and I wanted to do something for the school, and have fun, Sheri Kadon a tenth grader. These students are enthusiastic and like to show their school spirit while having a great time. Jjlj Go, Knights, go, you ' ve almost won! — Jodie Seltzer and Reese Henderson are showing lots of school spirit at the P E field during a girl ' s volleyball game at lunch, trying to cheer our team on to victory. I forgot what comes next. — Kenny Huber is in the book reading contest that was held in Mr. Schaefer ' s room. He is right in the middle of reading his chil- dren ' s book, doing a very good job. Organizations ' Earning merits jD Leadership — from row (left to right): Brooke Galimidi, Marie Nakano. Kevin Kleinrock, Cindy Lee. Ellen Oconer, Maya Hagege, Stacy Maskowilz, Melinda Chang, Erica Peters. Second row: Beverly Ross, Tu Diep, Sherry Balalla. Monica Geronimo, Tuanh Ma. Kristina Bao, Cheryl Markenson. K. Noelani Ashiamine. Diana Bao, Ms. Yasuda. Back row: Mila Goldenberg, Marcelta Chang, Sherry Ino. Happi Antonio. Teresa Nunez. Sandy Cavallero, Nichole Perry, Steve Bao, Jesse Paniagua. Knights — Front row (left to right}: Jee Kim. Kathy Ta. Von Sing. Monica Geronimo, Tina Ma, Kristine Ashmine, Linda Hyngh. Second row: Leslie Moschamp, Karin Moriis, Myrabelle Sagun. Sally Lee. Diane Quan, Eve- lyn Cerrilos, Marcella Chang, Shanti Pershod. Debra Petrov. Back row: Lakisha Stokes. Reagan Lee, Alicia Wanes, Karen Lee. Jeff Weissbach. Thomas Sobelman, Kimbertey Ariis. Ritesh Kumar, Julie Yon. ,4 knight at labor — Senior knight. Sandra Nova, works hard on placing her fellow knights for an upcoming assembly, where rowdiness was a problem. Time for a quick bite! — Knight Evelyn Cerrilos takes advantage of a short reprieve to eat lunch. .4 knight ' s work is never done . . . Anybody want a ticket? — Sherry Balalla. Leadership member, wails diligently in her cafeteria ticket sales booth. This was one of her easier leadership tasks. 64 Leadership Knights Organizations iS ' S You ' re walking back from a leadership sponsored event at the center circle during lunch. Lunch is by the 100 ' s so you start heading in that direction. Suddenly, a shout: Hey you! Behind the yellow line! You ' ve just been stopped . . . by a knight. Lead the way Without the watchful eyes of the knights and the planning minds of leadership, our school would be a much more chaotic campus. Don ' t get the wrong idea, however, because these two organizations don ' t control us. they help us! Leadership members were elected last year and serve as the creative team for our school ' s spirit point ac- tivities, special sales, and most importantly, our dances! In ad- dition to planning these events, your chosen representatives worked hard to make each grade level receive equal treat- ment. The different grades all h ave different needs and prob- lems. We have to work hard to make everything fair, said Sherry Batalla. The knights have more to do than many of us think. It ' s more than just lunch-time traffic control that busies the knights, but many other actions as well. All knights had their favorite jobs, but many tasks proved dif- ficult. Traffic control during nutri- tion and lunch is horrible. No one listens to a knight. It ' s worth it though, even if it ' s hard, said Cindy Lee. Many knights were required to patrol each assembly, with several watching the crowd and even more monitoring the doors. With many assemblies a month, this took careful plan- ning a great deal of dedication. Knights also were required to sell tickets and help during emergency drills. Our student body should re- spect its leadership and its many members, because the job they did this year was spectacu- lar. By Dan Mayer. Behind the yellow line!!! — Leslie Mescamp struggles to hold back a wave of oncoming students. Traffic duty proved to be extremely hectic during lunch. Leadership Knights Organizations 65 Go Knights, lei ' s fight! — during sixth period at a volleyball game, all of the girls of the cheering squads came out to show their school spirit. I enjov being on the song leading squad, it gives me a chance to really participate in school activities. ' ' said tenth grader Mary Lee Junior Varsity Cheerleaders —from left to right the members are: In the from row Jenny Ignico. and Ruth Gutierrez, in the second row are: Ally son Sternberg, Laura Bei, and Beth Pesacov. Songleaders — Members are: bottom row Kristina Bao, top row: Mary Lee. and Teresa Nunez. Varsity Drill team — Members are: Sherry Batalla. Diana Bao. Lorena Guevera. Michelle Lukich. Nicole Perry. Sandy Cavallaro. Valeri Vargas, and Jannelte Ratihn 66 Cheerleaders Organizations Camps, competitions, and a lot of practice are only some of the activities which the cheer and drill squads get to participate in. They do these things with all of their spirit. Here to cheer The are the girls that ralh the troops, at games, pep rallies, and other such events they are the cheer and drill teams. Even though the make it all seem easy and flowing, it takes a lot of work to get all of the participants coordinated, and in synch with each other. It ' s really a lot of fun being in one of the squads, but it does take a lot of ;time to learn the various routines that we do. We practice all week, during sixth and sometimes after school, it does take a lot of hard work, but it ' s worth it. said ninth grader Cheryl Markenson. As a team a lot of the cheer and drill squads help each oth- er. They support their fellow teammates. They support the teams also, they follow both Ju- nior Varsity, and Varsity teams, on the road and at home, to keep their spirits up. All of their hard work and practice does not go unreward- ed either. They have workshops during the summer at various college campuses, where they can learn new routines and meet other cheer and drill team members from all over the state, and during the year they participate in several competi- tions against different schools. Being in the Junior Varsity drill team is a great experience for me. It ' s true that we do prac- tice a lot, but it is worth it. We not only prepare to cheer on the home team, but we also get to compete at various tourna- ments against teams from all over. said Pilar Jackson tenth grader. It feels great to be a Song- leader, because we get people into the game, into the cheers, and into just being there, we cause an electricity between people. Jumping, yelling, screaming, anything we can do to get the people into the game makes me feel great, said elev- enth grader Teresa Nunes. By Wendv Hernandez Vanily Cheerleaders — Members are: Sherry Kaidin. Happi Anlonio. Noelani Ashimine, Suzanne Ignico. Kim Arlis, Jody Setlzer. Shzandra Giles. Josie Valderrama. Stephanie Gross. Laura Davis. Junior yarsity Drill Team — Members are: bottom roM, Elizabeth Martin. Stacy Moskowitz. April Lewis. Pilar Jackson, Kim Elrich. Michelle Loomis. Shirinne .Ahadazadeh, Carre Booska. top row: Leah Robbins, Tina Ma. Sally Lee. Cheryl Markenson. Tammy Plotinkov. Alma Orneles, Brenna Adter. and Jennifer Ruppel. Cheerleaders Organizations O Hurry up Chris! — Yearbook Staff member Chris Giroux starts typing his articles on the computer, so he can meet his yearbook deadlines that are going to be coming up at the end of the week on Friday. i 1 . i4 ' : Yearbook members are — Top row: Heidi Lazo. Mai Freeman, Ian Brats- lavsky, Loyd Calomay. Eric Gordon, Steve Bao, Chris Girou,x, Dan Mayer Bottom row: Reagan Lee, Heather Bergen, Amy Goldring. Stephanie Prince, Wendy Hernandez, Koty Mukasa. Journalism members are — Top row: Sherry Batalla, Beverly Ross, Karen Lee, Madia Dahabneh, Lisa Guadagno, LaKisha Stokes Bottom row: Amy Lee, Diane Quan, Lourdis Fuentis. Leslye Muschamp, Reagan Lee. Layouts galore — Yearbook staff member and business manager Ian Brats lavs k works on copying his layout so he can start working on getting his pictures, headlines and copy written for his pages in the yearbook. 68 Publications Organizations O R G A NT Z A T I O O S E The Yearbook and Journalism staffs do a lot of work to make our school a better and more informed place. This work is greatly appreciated by all of the students. write, right? The Newspaper and the Yearbook are the only two ma- jor publications in the school. The Newspaper and Yearbook staffs work very hard to pro- duce an interesting part of school life. This work pays off when these publications are read by the students. ■ Being a major publication is a very important thing, but even more important, we are the source for the students of Sher- man Oaks CES. We bring them information that they may not otherwise receive, said Karen Lee, Journalism. Pressure is another big part of being on the Yearbook or Journalism staff. Deadlines take many hours and a lot of work to complete. Deadlines are a busy time for everyone, but when the final product is shown, it is worth it. I feel very proud of the fact that 1 am part of this wonderful publication. 1 plan to join the Yearbook Staff again because the pressure of meeting a dead- line is tremendous and in a cer- tain way 1 thrive on that, said Steve Bao, Excalibur Yearbook Staff. The newspaper is a monthly publication to inform the stu- dents of what is going on in the school. Students find that this is very helpful and that it is a good way to have the information known. 1 think that the newspaper is very informative. I feel that it should be published more often. I especially like the articles that give the students opinions, said Christine Seino, ninth grade. The Yearbook and Newspa- per Staffs are also in many com- petitions. They have ranked very highly in the competitions. They are very proud of their ac- complishments and hope to do well in them again this year. Many believe that the year- book just magically appears at the end of the year. The simple truth is that the yearbook staff works very hard to create it, said Loyd Calomay, Yearbook Editor. By Amy Goldring Headache — Loyd Calomay lakes a short break after a very full day of working on layout designs, writing copy, and talks from experts. He is thinking about what he wants to do the next day and how he ' s done. Copy checking — Mrs. Honda helps and answers all questions that can be answered. Here Loyd Calomay goes over copy with Mrs. Honda. She gives all of the corrections and then the story is ready to be typed and sent into the yearbook company to be printed and put into the yearbook for reading. Publications r Organizations JJ7 My arms! My arms. ' — Junior. Eric Gordon and freshman. Aaron Mandelbaum rehearse their dramatic piece white seniors Dan Mayer and Jordan Moore critique. H elpful criticism is an important part of speech and debate. Speech Members (left to right): Mr. Schaefer (coach). Karen Lee, Jordan Moore. Kerstin Knox. Tom Sobelman. .4aron Mandelbaum. Eric Gordon. Dan Mayer. Tomash Lungin, Dean Taylor, Herman Wang. Jason Mena- due. Giles E. Robey. Charles Boyle, Rita Chawla, Kenny Huher. Amy Gould, Opher Shalom, Josie Valderama, Diane Quan. Kathy Ta, Karla Pena. Ellen Oconer, Aparna Kahanna, Mona Malhotra. Speech Members continued: Rune Friedman. Knieba Jones. Bonita Ross, Kurtis Bedford, Ky a Haynes, Bryon Devers. Brian Quan. James Del Plato. Tan Luong. Marlea Griffin. Wendy Hernandez. Marcella Chang. Heidi Lazo. Larry Regan. Regan Lee. .Alicia Wartes. Myrahelle Sagaun, Sally Lee, Kissandra Scotl. Yon Shin. Monica Geronima. Linda Hyun. Angela Sakedo, Dawn Kramer Speech Cabinet Members: Diane Quan. Kenny Huber. Kersin Knox, Eric Gordon. Dan Mayer, Jordan Moore. Bonita Ross, Josie Valderama. 70 Speech and Debate Organizations Memorization blues — Speech members Larry Regan and Rune Friedman work on memorizing a piece. Sobody enjoyed this process, but it was necessary. O R G A -,ji„imiaeaimeattmi J Speak the speech I pray you . . . as I have taught it to you, trippingly on the tongue. This year at SOCES we did just that, and had a great year too! Forensic Fun This year at S.O.C.E.S. marked a big change in our schools speech and debate team. With the departures of most of last year ' s senior com- petitors, a new generation of participants entered the arena. With only a handful of veteran speech students remaining, the future seemed bleak. Luckily. Mr. Schaefer s guidance and natural student ability have formed this group of amateurs into serious performers, and troph) ' winners! Being the new kid in this class is fine because 1 have ex- amples to follow, said eleventh grader. Wendy Hernandez. With competitions coming fast and furious, speed and qualitv in memorization were of the utmost importance to the team. Events such as Dramatic and Humorous interpretation. Original Poetry and Prose, duals, and several impromptu variations each required lots of time and practice before a per- formance was polished. I thought expository speak- ing was toughest, because you made your own visual aids and props. said eleventh grader. Kerstin Knox. A few of our school ' s veteran varsity competitors took on sev- eral events at the same time. This kind of extra work often robbed students of valuable stud time needed for other classes. As difficult as this could become, most speech en- thusiasts found plenty of extra time. The pressure wasn ' t bad for me because 1 manage m y time well and don ' t care about other classes, said eight grader, Larry Regan. This year S.O.C.E.S., held its own tournament, the Spat and Squeak invitational. In this competition the rules were sus- pended, which made for some realh bizarre acts! .As usual, our school made a terrific per- formance and walked away with several trophies. 1989 was a very successful year for our school ' s speech team. With heavy wins at lE ' s, congresses, and League compe- titions we proved again that S.O.C.E.S. speech is a force to be reckoned with! By Dan Mayer Sow open wide . . . Opher Shalom and Herman Wang practice their Dual Interpretation. Duals wai considered a tough event because the liming element becomes a crucial element. Our school performed well in this event with several wins. C ' mon Schaef. . . Smile!!! — Afr. Ray Schaefer has been the speech coach for Sherman Oaks for several years now. and has given his students the training and guidance needed for an excellent team. This year was one of the his best, but also his most trving. He has given us the gifts of knowledge and self confidence, and for that he ' s earned our respect and thankfulness. Speech and Debate i -t Organizations i Can I help you? — During lunch on Wednesday ihe Mathcounts learn, consisting of Tavis Larkham. Eric El- Tobgy and Sudeep Takasali. meet in Dr. Pasiernack ' s room to study for the competition. Mathcounts. that takes place on the second Saturday of February. Academic Decathlon members are — Karen lee. Dan Mayer. Dean Taylor, Jordan Moore, Myrabelle Sagun Mathcounts members are — Amy Lee. Tu Diep, Sudeep Takasali. Keith Michaelis Quill and Scroll members are — top row: Eric Gordon. Loyd Calomay. Chil Chin. Karen Lee, Heidi Lazo Bottom row: Koty Mukasa. Diane Quan. Sandra Nova. Lea Javasinehe i-J ' Academic Clubs Organizations .1 - ORGANIZATION r fi Clubs give people a chance to enjoy school, to help other people, and to learn. People join clubs to show their school spirit and to make SOCES a better place. Joining forces Academic Clubs are a ver important part of school life. Clubs give people a chance to participate in school. They give students a chance to learn more about education. Clubs are for every student in every grade. I joined two of the clubs at this school so I could further my education. 1 think clubs are a lot of fun. They are a great way to meet a lot of new people. said Erica Chang, ninth grade. Meeting people is only a small part of joining a club. An- other major part is to join so you can experience field trips, help- ing the school and helping indi- vidual people. Some clubs are only for having fun in a certain subject. I joined Mathcounts be- cause it is a great way to experi- ment with math and it s con- cepts. It is a lot of work, but 1 enjoy it. I get along well with the other members of my team, said Keith Michaelis. Many people join clubs to help other people. These people tutor, and help throughut school. This school does not have many of these clubs. The club that helps with this is CSF (California Scholarship Feder- ation). CSF is in charge of tutoring, communitv services, career dav and helping throughout school. CSF is a well respected organi- zation. Joining the club will also look good on my records for col- lege, said Reagan Lee. Many students only join clubs so it will look good on their records. Others join so they can have fun and learn more about school subjects. It really does not matter why a person joins a club, it matters if they enjoy it or not. I enjoy the club that I joined at this school. Next year I plan to get more involved with the clubs at this school, said Jo- liene Dexter. By Amy Goldring Pentathlon team members are — Top row: Mr. Don LaFraniere. Teresa McMahon. Tammy Plonikov. Chris Petrini. Brenna Adler. V ' icki Rzentowski Bollom row: Paul Fredlin. Kim Erlich. Robert Sanchez CSF Members: From row — Happi Antonio. Yon Shin. Rita Chawla. Nicole Harris. Diane Quan. Pilar Jackson. Reagen Lee. Second row — Sheri Kalden. Linda Huynh. Laura Davis. Kathy Ta. Ellen Oconer. Third row — Julie Yun. Kimberly Sewmark. Melinda McMahon. Lorena Guevara, Melissa Kaplan. Phoung Loung. Marcella Chang. Karen Lee. Michael Kirshner. Back row — Reginald Huntsman. Deanna Duong. Keivan Stassun. Jacqueline Ji. Josie Valderama. Jeff Weissbach. Itzik Shlesinger. Loyd Calomay. Mrs. Cheryl Buchannan. Academic Clubs Organizations 73 I ' ll lake that one and that one —Spanish students Jacqueline Robles and Keisa Fox buy a few things at a small shop in Olvera Street. This was one of the trips the Spanish Club look its number on. French Club — Members are: Bottom row: Tarn Huynh, Melinda Chang, Cristian Trinh, Marta Hernandez, Rosa Fuentes, Linda Huynh, Jessica Shaffer, Kristina Bao, Laura Davis, Diana Sao. Second row: Sonia Davis. Tammie Ton, Anita Pai, Sherry Battalia, Myrabelle Sagun, Wendy Her- nandez, Jeff Weisbach, Marcella Chang, Julie Yun, Evelyn Cerritos, Jean- nie Park, Rachel Moss. Top row: Daniel Molina, Caroline Bernard, Debru Petror, Stephanie Prince, Heidi Lazo, Leslie Tioseco, Malinda Paniagaua, Joliene Dexter, Nadia Dababnel, Steve Bao, Melissa Coleman, Chriss Gir- Sponish Club — Members are: Bottom row: Lisa Patterson. Loy Mornis. Tarn Huynh, Pam Gabriel, Cristin Trinh, Cathy Tan, Melinda Chang. Second row: Ellen Oconer, Erica Chang. Monica Geromino, Phuong Luang, Diane Quan, Mike Shaktah, Keith Michaels. Third row: Happi Antonio. Rita Chawlua, Melinda McMahon, Roxana Kabiri. Teresa Nunez, Reagen Lee. Julie Yun, Marcella Chang. Josie Valderrama. Top row: Juan Payes, Dennis Tan, Darwin Ramos, Joseph .Antonio, Kymbia Artis, Bonita Ross. Theresa Pinhey. Sonu Malhotra, Itzik Shlesinger, Jeff Nodd. Senoras — Mrs. Parker, sponsor of the Spanish Club, and Mrs. Buchanan discuss how much fun students are having at Olvera Street. Thanks to dedicated teachers sttfiigats are able to lake part in educational clubs. 14 0°; Foreign Clubs ganizations ' 0 R G A N I Z A T J The foreign language clubs are to learn more about the culture of the language and also to get together with a large group of people that have a common interest. Hi, hola, bonjour Learning to speak a new lan- guage takes more than just learning how to speak it, write it and read it, you must practice it. I think of being in the Span- ish Club as a challenge. In fact Spanish is a language I always wanted to learn, and the club offers many colorful activities which challenge and invigorate my desire to master this beauti- ful language, Jeff Nodd, Elev- enth grader said. This year it was a difficult year for both the Spanish Club and French Club to have meet- ings because of the teacher vs. Board of Edu cation dispute. Even though keeping the French Club together was a lit- tle hard, I think we were more organized this year than we ever were. French Club had some problems and 1 think that the school could ' ve lend a hand. Otherwise the cabinet did ev- erything that needed to be done. We even had a trip to L ' Express Restaurant and the club mem- bers enjoyed it and are hoping for more trips like it, Tricia Estares, president of the French Club said. The clubs are not thought of only as a place to enrich your- self with foreign culture but also to make friends. Everyone has joined this clubs for differ- ent reasons. T think the purpose of the Spanish Club is to bring stu- dents together who have a com- mon goal to learn about the Spanish culture. It also provides a place to get together and be- long, we get a sense of compan- ionship, Reginal Huntsman, Twelfth grader said. I joined the French Club be- cause it gives college credit and also because I like being in ex- tra curriculum activities, De- anna Duong, Eleventh grader said. Getting together with a group of people that have a common interest is both educa- tional and fun. Bv Heidi Lazo I ' m starving — French Club members walking inlo L ' Express Reslauranl. This was their first trip. Even though it was hard having meetings, the cabinet was able to keep the club going. Thanks to all their work everyone enjoyed the trip. Huh? I didn ' t hear that — French Club president Tricia Estares announces what will be discussed during the meeting. Clubs are more than just educational, they are fun. .4 place to get together with a group of students that have a common interest. Foreign Clubs c Organization Choreography — is a key element to the Knightingales. senior choir, performances. Many choir students attend workshops just so they can learn the right moves. Simone Myara and Michelle de Farra attended the John Jacobson workshop which was hosted hy El Camino high school. Senior Choir — front row, (left to right) Elise Silverstein, Ann Thomas, Avani Shah. Tavis Larkham, Ronnie Yakerson, Anthony Law, Sandra Nova back row — Vickie Rzenrkowski, Karen Lee, Om Reeder, Neil Janis. David Lin, Juan Martinez, Simone Myara, Michelle de Fara, Jennifer Satzman, Alejandro Lombardo Junior Choir — front row (left to right) Anita Paintey, Karen Green, Richard Kabbe, Amy Crawford back row — Abby Aaronson, Monique Davidson, Lourdes Cuyun. Julia Azar, Crystal Marshall, Beth Galimidi Elementary Choir —front row (left to right) Leslie Cananza, Lacie Wak- ness, Meirav Ravid. Nat Yangsnran, Waiel Nada, Lisa Hess, Maral Farsi, Rachel Eisner back row — Patricia Vischez, Natalie Stevens. Gionna Ja- mison, Vanessa Guillen, Stephanie Devine, Stephanie Bautista 76 Choir and Stagecrew Organizations ' f Wf ' H ;ssssi« N I Z A T Choir and stagecrew are organizations that deal with the performing arts. Each organization contributes individually and colaboratively. Choir performs on stage and stagecrew takes care of what goes on backstage. The Chorus Line The 89-90 elementary, junior high and senior high school choirs have experienced a ren- ovation in their members and their activities. Under the direction of Diane Honda the senior choir has par- ticipated in such events as a high school choir festival and choreography workshop direct- ed by the renowned choreo- grapher and composer John Ja- cobson, at El Camino Real High School, and performed for service organizations under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club, and Hawthorne Bank. The workshop was inspira- tional, it gave the choir mem- bers a sense of purpose and uni- ty. John Jacobson was an exam- ple of how people should try their best in whatever they do. It might seem a cliche, but this workshop and festival and the performances at the Reseda nursing home and the St. James Presbyterian Church gave us a means of communication with people, more than words could express Sandra Nova, senior, said. The Junior and Elementary choirs also participated in festi- vals and visited along with the Senior Choir the Hollywood Bowl museum. Elected officers were Simone Myara, president, David Lin; Vice President, Sandra Nova; Secretary, and Bell Liwanag; Treasurer. Choir is a means by which everyone can appreciate and re- spect music. It offers the kids an opportunity to experience and explore music that they would not normally not be exposed to, or come in contact with, Si- mone Myara, senior, said. While the stage is busy with the actor ' s lines and the singer ' s tunes the stage crew works be- hind the scenes to keep the sound system, light cues, props, and stage backgrounds in place to enhance and support the per- formances. We make sure the sets are painted and sturdy, that the mi- crophones are set up correctly, that the light cues are also set, and that the actors are out on stage on time. Aaron Freed- kin, stage manager, said. bv Sandra Nova and Lea Javas Stagecrew —front row flefl to right} Joseph Brooks. Juan Paves. Karwon Villery. Leah Ellsworth. Carlo Ell.m ' orth. Wendy Hernandez. Caroline .Alexander. .4ida Nova. Michelle Rhoden. back row — Mr Schaeffer. Chad Johnson. Lynette Griffin. Kevin Bailey. Brian Quon. Sieve Olson. James Branom, Scot Nelson. Da ' von Robinson. Richard Cunningham. Tyrone Cooley Zappety. zap, zap . . . Brian, are you okay, Brian? — Working with high voltage equipment, stagecrew members must approach their work with much tenacity. But there ' s no need to worry with Brian Quon and Logan Ray working the lights. Choir and Stagecrew Organizations An advanced drama student — is able to perform on stage when he enrolls in play production. After numerous rehearsals he is able to concentrate on playing the lead character instead of worrying about blocking which has now become instinc- tive. Mr. Morris ' s students — not only learn the fundamentals of being a musi- cian, like learning to read music, but also learn discipline. They disciplin e themselves at home by designating time to practice their chosen instrument. Those practice sessions pay off in the end. for students are then able to perform for the school. To be or not to be. ..a drama student? — Ms. Hitlers ' drama students have no doubt in their minds that the play ' s the thing Acting is an art form which, like most everything, improves with lots of practice. These students wish to be promoted to play production, the next rung on the ladder. Play Producliaa —from row Heft to righll. Suzanm Corilon. Jasmine Davis. ElUabelh Gordon. Nouh Klanman. Sfiond row: .-ibraham Nobel. Hyon-Chu Chon. Third row: Julie Beam. Knieba Janes. Norma Jean Thnrne. Back row: Amy Jenkins, Frances . iine:, Jose Sanchez, Jennifer Levy, Farah .4ivin. C.Z Hilier. Amy Gauld. iMrry Regan. 78 Drama and Orchestra Organization ORGANIZATIONS UP CLOSE P The drama and music departments are organizations which teach students discipline and self esteem. Each organization is unique but both work towards a common goal of performing live on stage. Performers I Ms. Hiller is new to the dra- ma department but not to teaching. She directs the stu- dents in her fifth period play production class. Play produc- tion students are serious about their art and for the most part, keep their grades up. thus al- lowing them to perform in Bauer auditorium. Part of what the students learn is staying academically on top, said Ms. Hiller. One may not realize the ef- fort these students make. Be- sides worrying about being eli- gible to perform, drama stu- dents are concerned about memorizing pages of dialogue at a time, making their cues on time, blocking, projection of their voice, and staying in char- acter, are also essentials to these actors and actresses. However the most important lesson they learn is to be confi- dent of their personalities and to stimulate their growth. To learn about themselves, to grow; personal growth and tuning of their skills as actors and actresses, said Ms. Hiller. Ms. Hiller ' s directions at re- hearsal enable the performers to present a show without a hitch. Like play production, prac- tice makes perfect for Mr. Mor- ris orchestra. Practice is the most neces- sary thing, said Mr. Morris. Mr. Morris also teaches his students that tone quality is an essential element when playing a musical instrument. However, when conducting an orchestra one cannot merely be concerned with tone quality but with all aspects of an orchestra as a whole and is individuals like getting the drummers to play at the same time, said Mr. Morris. Learning to play an instru- ment can be hardwork but it all pays off in the end. Mr. Morris will no longer be teaching or- chestra. Mrs. Woodlief is tak- ing over but his students agree that no one can take his place in their hearts. I think everyone should thank Mr. Morris and let him know that he is greatly appreci- ated for his dedication to mu- sic, said senior David Rolbin. Orchestra — front ro ' {left to right i Shawn Tanowttz, Catherine Hudis, Gatynne Duly. Jt Choe. Suzy Lee. Drev. Devme. Hoy ard Seaman. Carolyn Suh. Second row Joshua Spincic. King Lee. Charles Boyle. Gustavo Guerrero. Roberto Sanchez. Miguel Rodriguez. Allen Martinez. .Ana Herrera. Back row: r Morris, advisor. .Augustine Ramirez. Jason Pivnik. John Cannon. Ian Kenyan. Michael Devine. Henry Olivas. Luis Rodriguez. Bryon Tonioy. Haleh .Amiri Does music make the world go round? — Mr. Morris ' students seem to thinii so. While practicing these students try to be synchronized so that they can play in harmony. Thus allowing them to concentrate on capturing the right tone quality which is an essential skill a musician must learn. Drama and Orchestra r Organizations j7 Working on the computer — is a very helpful way to study. Melinda McMahon is using this computer to help her study for tests and for her classes. ,?« ' -. ' Overhead projector — Using an overhead projector is a very helpful way to teach a class. Mrs. Woodlief often uses the overhead projector as a visual aid to help show her class problems and how to solve them. Work, work, work — Many student may complain about their work, but students like Jenifer Yale work busily but noiselessly so that they will finish their classwork, and so that they won ' t have to do it for homework. 80 Why they ' re here Academics lS( a C ? ' s tudents going to school preparing for later in life At is the first day of school. You look at your list of classes and think to yourself, Why did I come to such a hard school? Why am I here? I think people come to Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies because they know that they will get an academically enriched education, said Assistant Principal of counceling services, Mrs. Rita Hymes. Sherman Oaks CES has a widespread variety of academic classes. This school also has many dedicated teachers that help to enhance the programs ' value. I came to Sherman Oaks CES to get a good education and I also like that you get put into the grade level that you belong in, Rachel Boiler, fifth grader, said. At Sherman Oaks CES we have many special classes. Our school also has many classes that will help to prepare you for college. My third grade teacher recommended that I should come to Sherman Oaks CES to enhance my education and to prepare me for college, said Michael Kopernik, ninth grader. Many students come to this school to prepare themselves for college or for whatever they have planned after graduation. Although this school has many opportunities there is a waiting list of approximately three thousand. The waiting period is about two to three years. Many people wait less than this, but people also wait much longer, said Mrs. Clement. This school had better academic opportunities than my old school, said Reginald Huntsman, Senior, I had to wait about two years to get in to this school. In one word I would describe this school as superb. Study — The academic decathlon team is busy pre- paring for the competition that is coming up in a few weeks. The teacher, Mr Gershon, is the head of the decathlon and must help to prepare them for this important competition. Questions Anyone? — Ms. Eller asks as she thumbs through her book. Class is almost out and everyone is getting ready to go. Questions are prob- ably the last things on people ' s minds. Ms. Eller said as the bell rang. Why they ' re here q -i Academics 1 Decathlon banquet, yum — Decathlon team member Lea Jayasinghe looks at her certificate that she received. She eats her dinner with many other stu- dents from other schools that she com- peted against during the Academic De- cathlon competition. Hanging around — Between tests the Academic Decathlon team members stand around and wait for their next lest to begin. They wonder whether it will be an oral quiz or a written lest which is preferred by the teammates. Congratulations, — says Mr. Ed- ward Gershon as he shakes his student. Dean Taylor ' s hand. Mr. Gershon is the coach of the Academic Decathlon team, and he was very pleased to learn that his students ranked very highly in the Academic Decathlon competition. Study, Study, Study — is all that Sandy Jaffa is doing. She is studying for the Academic Decathlon. She stud- ies for oral as well as written tests. The Academic Decathlon is a competition and a class. Mr. Gershon is the head of both of these. Competitions Academics We need a long study break, now A C A D E M I C S Oui-of-school competi- tions are exciting and fun. giving students a chance to show their skills to other people, while competing against other schools. Although this competition can be scary, the experience is exhilarating. At my first speech and de- bate competition I was very ner- vous, but I lived through it. I stood up in front of all the peo- ple and just did my speech. I thought I would just die, but it ended up being a lot of fun, said Jason Menadue. Nervousness is a big part of the Academic Decathlon. Tak- ing written tests as well as tak- ing oral tests is what the Aca- demic Decathlon is all about. Studying is a major part of the preparation. Joining the Decathlon pro- vides a well-rounded overview of education. The Decathlon was a great experience for me to have. All of the studying in- volved with the competition will All of the studying involved with compe- titions will help in later life. • • also help me in later life, said Sandy Jaffe. The Academic Pentathlon is a lot like the Academic Decath- lon. The Pentathlon is for grades seven and eight, with nine teammates on a team. They all agree that all of the work they do is worth it. We study during lunch al- most every day and after school. Some of the team members think that this might be a lot, but it really is not. When they see what the competition is. they will realize that all the studying pays off. said Don LaFraniere, Coach. Mathcounts is the only out- of-school competition that deals with math. I feel that there should be more people on the Mathcounts team, said Dr. Marian Pasternack. Studying and testing are a very big part of being in a major competition at any level, said Theresa Pinhey. AnoH ' the ansner, call me — says Karen Lee as she raises her hand to answer the question at the Academic Decathlon competition. Karen Lee rated very highly on the Decathlon tests. She received an award for her scores. The other members of the team also scored high as a group and as individuals. Many awards were received by this group. Competitions q ' Academics O J Studying Pose — Chil Chin, meticu- lously graphs her functions from her calculus text. She finds that she must expend extra lime studying her theo- rems to fully grasp and decipher the concept of Rolle ' s theorem. The life of an aspiring Junior — Jeff Nodd is never far away from his books, whether he is enshrouded by the aca- demic atmosphere in class or the sce- nery of the campus, the junior assidu- ously attempts to achieve erudition. 4 Jl Lunatic on campus — Dean Taylor en- joys differentiation trigonometric func- tions in calculus and laughs about Hamlet ' s dilemma. When he ' s reallv in the mood for fun. he enjoys slandering our country ' s defied founders in his A.P Government class, but indeed each to his own. The Big Lie: Everyone kicks back dur- ing their senior year — With two A.P. Honors classes, seniors Itzik Shle- singer and Anita Pai spend 99 percent of their waking hours with a book. 84 Extra Study Classes Academics li sfR 1 Extra studying is beneficial M A p. English, govern- ment, calculus, and • honors biology, American literature, and U.S. history classes require extra studying from students. These classes are for individuals who ' s desire to learn is greater than the average student. Advanced placement honors courses are devised to parallel classes stu- dents will be subjected to in col- lege. These extra study classes emphasize on study skills, re- search, thought and reasoning. Each class demands that a large portion of time be donated to studying. I spend almost all my free time studying, said Sandra Nova, senior. Besides acquiring greater knowledge, these classes have other benefits. Upon comple- tion of an A. P. class, students are eligible to take an A. P. exam supplementary to the course of chosen study. Should the student be notified of pass- ing the exam with a score of ' • spend almost all my free time studying % • three or higher, college credit may be granted to that student. I am taking A. P. classes so that I can eliminate some courses at university, said Bell Liwanag, senior. Although the Academic De- cathlon class will not enable a student to omit certain courses at college, it enhances the mind and allows the power of thought to prevail. This class, like A. P. classes, helps students improve their study skills. Unlike A. P. classes Decathlon does not con- centrate purely on one subject, but incorporates ten different fields of study. Students are tested on their knowledge in these areas. Individual ' s scores are compiled to form a team score. Therefore it ' s imperative that students be well prepared. Extra studying is definitely nec- essary. Dedicated students studied at lunch, after school, at home, and week ends. All my time was devoted to studying while I was preparing for the Decathlon, said Sandy Jaffa, senior. Dr. Petty. Ellen ' s on the grass! — When one has an exam on late ISth century i.S. literature in one ' s Honors English class next period, il seems that obligations to rules fly out the window. Junior. Ellen Oconer. defiantly sits on the forbidden grass to study for a difficult exam. But obviously our administrators are quite empalhelic and will consider extenuating circum- stances. f Extra Study Classes q Academics 0« Mhai is this odd looking thing? — Daron Swiley, Raffi Christianian. and Byron Devers explore what is called a solar time piece on a field trip with their chemistry class to the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles. Physics lab — Seniors Loyd Calomay and Ian Bratslavsky diligently work on a thermal heat exchange lab in Mr. Jones ' first period Physics class. The lab taught physics students the heat ca- pacity of metals, such as copper and aluminum. Take a look! — Kevin Wright, a tenth grader in Mr. McDonald ' s first period Life Science, views a sample of vinea- gar eels through one of the schools new microscopes. Having a little trouble fo- cusing on the sample. Mr. McDonald helps Kevin focus on the vineager. Hey, check out the crystal structure! — Seniors Jung Lee and Sherry Ino work on a physics lab on the topic of crystal structures, and the habits of chemicals with crystal structures. After viewing the subjects, both had to produce a drawing of the crystals. Q Projects OO Academics Science: a new way of learning A C A D E M I Biology, chemistry, and physics are courses a student should take if the plan to attend a four year college. But with these classes come extremely hard work and responsibility. I am currently in biology, and the reason I took the class is because 1 was told that it was required for college. I learn a lot of new things, but you have to pay attention or else it ' s easy to fall behind, 10th grader Ken- drick Jason said. Labs play a very big role in the everyday routine of the classes. Two to three labs are usually assigned for each chap- ter. In biology the lab usually consist of assembling a paper model, and answering the ques- tions that apply to the model. In chemistry and physics the labs are more complex where the students work with different mixtures, and answer the ques- tions that apply to the mixtures. 44 Labs take the place for doing projects and they teach you just the same A A The labs are the most learn- ing and interesting to me. You get a better understanding when the material is laid out in front of you. Also when you do the labs and understand them it helps you when the test comes, 10th grader Dennard Jackson said. Projects are assigned and the students are usually given one to two months to complete them. A presentation and oral report is also required with the completion of the project. Labs take the place for do- ing projects. They may not be as long as projects but they teach you just the same, 1 0th grader Taminika Williams said. After obtaining all of this knowledge given by these classes, a college bound student will be ready for what the next step brings. Learning is so fascinating — Tanisha Walls, lenlh grader, Devon Pendergrast. lenlh grader and Kimberly Price, also a tenth grader, explore I he gianl aquarium in Mr. McDonald ' s first period Life Science class. The aquarium consists of different types of fish that the students use lo learn more about aquatic creatures. Some students don ' t like getting close to the aquarium, but Devon doesn ' t mind. Projects Q Academics O Oh No! Only five minutes left! — As students in an art and music class rush to finish their work on time. Arts and music is a great place to learn about composers and all about art. What are we going to do? — As Ra- munda Glasgow, Auganette Lampkin, and .4le. Merman working on a project in Mrs. Hoffman ' s class that is due the next day. Usually Mrs. Hoffman ' s pro- jects are fairly hard to do so students get together to discuss them. t J lte ' Working in English class — is a very difficult project to accomplish. Search- ing your brain for just the right word to make your teacher think you are very intelligent. Working in cooperative work groups is very helpful because there are four people thinking of some- thing. Just toughing up — Lupe Monsalvo is working very carejully on a project in Mrs. Braybrooks class. This is a very messy job. but someone has to do it and Lupe is doing a very good job at it. OO Academics Projects can be important aids A C A D E M Do you get the chills, and a cold sweat at the thought of a project or a report, or even worse if your teacher gives you one? Well don ' t worry, you are not alone. Many people can t handle giv- ing up weekends and holidays and long hours into the night trying to complete a project the next day. 1 don ' t like doing English projects because I get nervous and paranoid, said John Ges- may. a ninth grader. There are also many classes in which projects can be really enjoyable. In Mrs. Braybrooks room 400, she teaches the kids how to develop their art, or how to become a fairly good artist. She also teaches kids how to take an ordinary clump of clay and turn it into a work of art. After taking a class of ce- ramics, I feel more confident using ceramics, said Kevin Wright, a tenth grader. don ' t like doing projects because I get nervous and para- noid, said John Ges- may. 9k9k In Mrs. Lambert ' s English class uses projects to help devel- op and enhance a young per- son ' s mind in the art of writing. She does this by giving many writing assignments, and also by working with the students. I enjoy doing writing assign- ments in Mrs. Lambert ' s class. I like doing writing assignments because it will become useful once 1 reach college, and when I have to write a college entrance e.xam, said Melissa Kaplan, a tenth grader. Students from fourth through sixth grade have fun completing, and giggling over projects that are given by Mrs. Kapitz in her arts and music class. I don ' t like it because it ' s boring and all you talk about is composers and computers, said Jannette McMurry, a fourth grader. don ' t think these figures are right — Kenny Huber and Kerstin Knox are gelling informalionfor iheir up and coming Speech lournament. ihal is lo be held at our school. Speech class is really helpful because it helps us overcome everyone ' s natural fear of speaking in front of an audience. Il is also exciting participating in the advents. said Kerstin Knox. Projects r Q Academics (jy Too bad we can ' t climb on them — Wen- dy Hernandez. Sieve Bao. and Kenny Huber are having fun at Travel Town in Los Angeles, checking out the airplanes that are so close you can touch. James Dean — is one of the most loved actor among the younger generation. James Dean has a statue at the Griffith Park Observatory, where he made one of his few movies, called Rebel Without a Cause. Getting it all in — Bryan Sweet went with the Spanish Club to Olvera street. Olvera street is one of the best places to go if you want to get a good feel for the Mexican culture. You may also get a taste of the Mexican food. Look over yonder — Mrs. Buchannan ' s Outdoor Education class went on a hik- ing trip to Carlee Park, looking over the ocean. Thanks to teachers imagina- tions students are able to go on such fun field trips, such as going on a day hike by the ocean. 90 Field Trips Academics Field trips are the easiest way A C A D E M I Field trips are one of the easiest and safest ways of getting out of class and not getting into trouble with your counselors or the principal. I like going on field trips be- cause I can get out of class and get out of school for at least one class or the whole day. I also like going on field trips because I like to have fun. said Greg Girou.x, and eighth grader. The French Club also went to a French Cafe where they used their French speaking skills to order food from the menu. It was much fun going to a French Cafe with the French Club. It was a different exper- ience for the culture of the French Club, said Linda Huynh, a tenth grader. Mr. McDonneFs class went to San Pedro and took a tour around the harbor, they were 44 ' going on field trips because I can get out of class, said Greg Giroux. tt able to examine creatures that live on the bottom of the harbor. On our field trip to San Pe- dro we all got on a boat that cruises around the harbor. The tour guide on the boat told us all about the harbor. He also told us about the animals living in the harbor. We even were able to observe the creatures in real life. The onh ' bad thing abut the trip was that it rained, said Louis Gigliotti, a tenth grader. The tennis team went to UCLA to watch a tennis match between UCLA verses UCSD on the Volvo tennis courts. They also received a guided tour of UCLA ' s campus from Mr. Becker, coach and alumnus. I was very excited about go- ing to UCLA because I was go- ing to be able to see college level tennis, said Kevin Wright, a tenth grader. Just having a good lime — on the railroad tracks at Travel To n. is Karla Pena. Sandy Cavallaro. Dawn Kramer, Monica Geronimo. and Jason Menadue are just letting it all hang loose. Travel Town is a place where smalt children and older children can spend all day dreaming about and playing on the trains. In all it ' s just a great place to have fun. Field Trips r -j Academics y 1 ?i. «wis :r7 ; ' - i; ia; A jyT:r Magic Johnson never played like this — During Ms. Eller ' s sixth period English class. Brian Quan. tenth grad- er, shoots away for bonus points. Ms. Eller bought a mini-basketball stand especially for the game. Placing your life in Jeopardy — Itzik Shelsinger. senior, chooses a subject on the chalkboard in one of Mr. Wimber- ly ' s Jeopardy games. When there ' s time away from geometry or trigonom- etry, his students work on their trivial knowledge. Checkmate! — Jason Menadue ex- plains to Mr. S chaffer ' s speech and de- bate class different strategies and ma- neuvers for a knight piece in the game of chess. Chess is a game of high level thinking and difficult strategies and is a game that isn ' t mastered with ease. Don ' t spill the little beans on the floor, announces Mrs. Buchanan to her Spanish I students during a game of Loteria . The game is played like Bingo but with pictures Spanish words, and dried beans as markers. Learning was never this fun. W A ' 92 Games Academics r .i  Spin the wheel roll the dice A C A D E M Can ' t handle the pres- sure of school work? Need to gain some knowledge quick? Are you in an academic slump? Well come on down and put on your thinking caps because it ' s time to play some academic games! A great way for students to have fun and learn at the same time was playing games initiat- ed by teachers in various sub- jects. Teachers found that games were a great way for stu- dents to enjoy themselves dur- ing classtime. It ' s a good way to learn and have fun all at once, said Rea- gan Lee, tenth grader. Foreign languages can be very difficult at times, especial- ly when learning how to pro- nounce and recognize new vo- cabulary. Mrs. Buchannan ' s Spanish I class had the opportu- nity to take part in a game called Loteria , which plays like Bingo but with pictures and Spanish words. The students learn to read. w It ' s a good way to learn and have fun all at once tk pronounce, and translate Span- ish through the game, said Mrs. Buchannan. Advanced Spanish students were able to create their own games in Seatnora Parker ' s Spanish III period. Students had to construct gameboards with cards and markers includ- ed all in their own boxes. Sound simple enough to play? There ' s only one catch though — instructions an d cards are writ- ten in Spanish! The object of my game, ' La Migra ' , is to cross ' the border ' safely, said Keivan Stassun, eleventh grader. Do sports and academics mix? Sure they do, if you ' re thinking about Learnball , an exciting basketball game with a twist played in Ms. Eller ' s room. Any student in Mr. Wimber- ly ' s math classes would tell you all about his legendary Jeopar- dy games. Played like the game show, students know their trivia and math to get points. Buenos suerte amigos! — Jeff Nodd. Arlene Rhoden, Kirslun Kun:e. Lourdes Fuenles, and Sonu Malholra, students in Sra. Parker ' s Spanish III period, play some games created by students in class. As a class project, advanced Spanish students had to create game boards with their own pieces, cards and instructions written entirely in Spanish. Now that ' s difficult. Ay caramba! Games Academics 93 A C A D E M Seeing things at g a different angle Math, foreign lan- guage, Health Edu- cation, Driver Edu- cation and English classes all have one thing in common — they all use some sort of audio or visual device to help aid the teacher in enhancing the lesson plans. For some students, to ac- tually visualize or hear the lesson on an overhead projector or tape player helps them to bet- ter understand the concept the teacher is trying to teach. The overhead projector: Lyn- da Wormell, Marian Paster- nack and Janet Yasuda, to name a few, are notoriously known for using this device. It ' s actually easier for them be- cause they could keep their eyes on the class and teach at the same time. Given the position of the ta- bles in Ms. Wormell ' s class, the projector helps me to see bet- ter. said eleventh grader, Sandy Cavallaro. • Both of the aids have always helped me to get familiar with Spanish dialogues 99 The Foreign Department em- ploys both devices to aid the stu- dents. The students sit eagerly and listen for that little irritat- ing voice pronouncing Voulez- vous Francais? or Como Est- as. The purpose in this exercise is to hear how the native tongue sounds o that students get a feel for the language. It ' s done to help conjugate certain words and improve oral skills. Being in Spanish for three years, the aids have always helped me to get familiar with Spanish dialogue. said Jeffrey Nodd, eleventh grader. In Health Education, Ms. Lisa Lewis shows her class the movie, THE MIRACLE OF LIFE a movie about the inside anatomy of both sexes. The film shows the develop- ment of the egg and sperm cells and the baby itself. The lesson wouldn ' t be as effective without showing the class this movie. Ms. Lisa Lewis, Health teach- er. To begin with we ' d start off . . . Dr Pasternack. a skillful niarlwmalician. instructs the liass in the simplicity of the ninth equation in that if you put your mind and heart into it. there ' s no equation loo hard to overcome — where there ' s a will, there ' s a way. But wait, yonder overhead projector there lies a hidden message — HELLO!?? Hello to you. too! 94 Visual Aids Academics Click, click, click! . . . Gleefully typ- ing away is Ramon Miller with the help from his friends Julie Arnold. Marvin Duque and Alvin Thompson. The apple is an excellent tool for the students to get experience with to- day ' s technology. Just say no . . . Having previously missed the program on T. V.. Ian Fon- tenot and Donny Polanco stayed after class to view the special program re- garding drugs and alcohol and stay- ing away from them. These shows are very helpful to youngsters. SL  j«(l- E E 1m ' 4k H n 1 L Listen! Listen! You ' re not listening! . . . equipped with the necessary items like a cleaner and marker in hand. Ms. Wormell demonstrates to the class that if you multiply by the reciprocal, everything would come out fine. As it turns out the equation was solved correctly. H herefore art thou, Romeo , , , As an effective aid in teaching her class Shakespearean literature. Mrs. Jan Lambert uses her handy film pro- jector. The class is watching slide by slide the scenes from Romeo and Juliet in which Romeo is em- bracing Juliet. Visual Aids r r Academics yU I ' ve got 10 find it soon! — Melissa Kaplin, 10th grader searches frantically to find information to compete her report, looking through the encyclopedia, she finds what she needs to look for in the card catalog, therefore, completing her assign- ment in the nick of time. THE FACTS ABOUT HOMEWORK Do you use your assignment sheet? yes 65% no 35% Do you think it helps you stay organized? yes 67% no 33% Ways to get around doing homework 1. Pay someone to do it? — 15% 2. Copy a friend? — 4l7o 3. Make up an excuse and do it later? — 45% 4. Forge a note from your parents? — 9% 5. Say you didn ' t do it and take a zero? — 6% How do you handle friends who don ' t do their homework? 1 Smile and let them copy your paper? — 46% Do you feel this helps them? — 52% said yes 2. Tell them it would be easier to take a zero? — 33% said yes Do you feel this helps them? — 42%) said yes 3. Tell them they have a few minutes to do it themselves? — 51%) said yes Do you feel it helps them? — 30%i said yes Help! — Sherry Ino, senior, working frantically to gel her assignment in on time. No one wants to turn their home- work in late. The library provides a great working place al school to help all the students thai don ' t have a satis- factory place to work at home. 96 Homework Academics Homework can be organized The bell rings, it is the end of your 6th period class you get out of your seat to leave thinking you have escaped. In your mad dash to the door you hear those dread- ful last words that only a teach- er can curse you with. Study the last two chapters and an- swer all the odd problems on pages 30 and 31 , said math teacher Miss Wormell. Of course the majority of the students agree that school is for working and home is for relax- ation, not studying. But as we all know homework is an un- avoidable intrusion on relax time. Every day with out fail some assignment seem s to get scribbled on your assignment sheet. How much is too much homework? IS there a limit? The Los Angeles Unified School Board sav ' s NO! There is no such thing as too much homework. In fact, they require the teachers who teach aca- demic classes to assign 20 to 40 minutes worth of homework per each 55 minute period depend- ing on the grade level of the stu- dents in the class. Surprisingly enough even elective subjects A C A D E M I C S 44 Homework is hard to fit into my hetic life, Layne John- son 9th grader said y y require at least 20 to 30 minutes of homework per every 55 min- ute period as well. I didn ' t even know there was such a thing as a guide on how much homework each teacher should be giving me in each class Kevin Wright tenth grader said. The attitude that most stu- dents have is that this much homework is not necessary. The consequence of this is that many kids at one time or an- other try to dodge or get out of doing one or more homework assignments. There is not much that can be done about the teachers giving out massive amounts of assignments all be- cause the rules say that they must do this, but our school does try to make it easier for those who do choose to do their homework by handing out as- signment sheets weekly and gladly giving us all of their sup- port to complete out assign- ments. With this encourage- ment from our teachers hope- fully this will help more students to get more excited about doing their homework. I ' m so unorganized. — There rnusl be somelhing that could help me gel all my homework done. Forgetting assignments or losing them is a big problem, but it can be avoided. Considering the amount of homework assigned here, the assignment sheet is essential to be organized and successfully turn in all your work. Many people find this piece of paper to assure academic success. Homework C Academics y I got it — Kimberly Artis is ecstatic that she understands her Chemistry work thanks to tutor. Senior Michael Kirshner. who helps her periodically to maintain good grades. Now that she understands it she ' s ready for the test. Oh no P-day — Yep that ' s it progress reports the day where everyone loves to receive progress reports. Ninth grader Cesar Carrasco shows his classmate ninth grader Ryan Hill all the good comments he received in his classes. Study, study, study — Eleventh grader Marcella Chang studies all her hard written history notes for a big test thai will count three grades towards the next progress report. She hopes that this test will give her a solid A aver- age in her class. It ' s party time — In Mr. Jones Chemis- try class, where Mr. Jones gives major tests every other week. Eleventh grader Joseph Antonio a dedicated student studies at the last minute to refresh his memory of what will appear on the lest. 98 Tutoring Academics Tutors provide an alternative D E M utoring gives me a great sense of sat- isfaction because I know that I am helping others and myself. Even if I ' m just helping a little girl with her times tables, I still feel that I am making an impact. I also learn responsibility, because I am dealing with another persons future, I can ' t just say oh well! and give up without re- percussions. It is a valuable ex- perience that the CSF proudly offers, tenth grader, Josie Val- derrama said. The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) provides tu- toring for all grades. It is for students who feel the need to receive some extra help in a cer- tain subject. Tutoring helps me a lot es- pecially if I need to get good grades to maintain my position on the Basket Ball team. elev- enth grader, Byron Devers said. The students who tutor other students really enjoy helping them out. I really like to see my tutee ' s Tutoring gives me a sense of satisfac- tion because I real- ly help a lot of stu- dents. % • get good grades. It assures me, because I know that I have helped him. eleventh grader, Deanna Duong said. Tutoring gives me a sense of satisfaction, just knowing that I am helping others out and mak- ing their lives in school a little easier. I always feel anxious to help a tutee, in fact I actually anticipate one to come into the college career center for help. I enjoy it a lot! tenth grader, Melinda McMahon said. Tutoring is to improve grades, some students feel their grades are good enough and all they need is just a little study time. I feel that my grades are good, however if I felt that my grades aren ' t doing too well then I would get tutoring. sev- enth grader, Leah Kirshbaum said. Grades are a part of a stu- dents life. Tutoring is there just to make life a little easier. Now you add this — Tenth grader Josie Valderrama helps Whitney Boyle with her math work. Josie Valderrama helps Whitney Boyle with her mat work. Josie feels that tutoring helps a lot and she loves to help people because it makes her feel good to know that she really does make a difference in a persons education. Josie uses up lunch time frequently to help tutor the students who really need it. Tutoring qq Academics J7j7 m Rush, rush — For the younger students it ' s some times hard getting used to six classes. Michele Feigel- son complains about all the homework she has to her friend. Abbie Spoor. Man, I don ' t get this rrfr lYr tcrr nnd 4jln - Cbiitis study for a very important test they had later that day. A better education is one of the reasons so many students come here. Could you hold — So many students come here it keeps office personnel busy. Mrs. Ann Carrigan is in charge of very important items to the students, like organizing sale of class rings and class T-shirts for ninth graders. 100 A choice of schools Faces ■■■• ' fy..:?V -;« -;V ' ,.-.. ' : ' . iMf : F rom LA to Granada Hills students choose their school T JL here are over 1500 students attending SOCES now and more than 2000 on the waiting Ust. I think the reason why there are so many students on the waiting list is because they want to attend a magnet school, where they can get a better education. Mrs. Woods, guidance office secretary said. The students have different reasons why they picked this school. For most of the younger students, it was a parent decision. My mom asked me if I wanted to come here, and of course I said yes, be- cause I want to better education. So far I like this school. Michael Freder- ich, fifth grader, said. For most of the older students, it was their decisions to attend. ' T wanted to come here because it ' s a magnet school. After being on the waiting list since the fifth grade, I was finally accepted in the eighth grade. Martha Chang, ninth grader, said. Some students that are attending this school now, came here a few years ago, left and now are back. I left two years ago because my family moved. When we moved back I went to Canoga Park High but I wanted to come here because I like the school and my friends are here. Karla Pena, eleventh grader said. There are juniors and seniors that have been here since fourth grade and are looking forward to graduating. Fve been here since the fourth grade because of social status and caring teachers. FU be proud to graduate from here. Jeremy Goldfarb, eleventh grader said. It ' s a different world — Christopher Rooks, seventh grader is a new student here. To him the change from sixth grade to seventh grade was enough, but from having one class to having six classes was a shock. I am finally here — The first sign that tells the new students that they ' ve made it to the school of their choice is the log. The log to many represents an excel- lent education, beautiful friendships and a great fu- ture. A choice of schools 1 rv i Faces 1 v 1 Caroline Alexander Happi Antonio Kimberly Artis Kevin Bailey Sherry Batalla Julie Beam Gregory Bergstein James Branom Ian Bratslavsky Joseph Brooks 102 Life in the fast Seniors lane Senior Class of ' 89 Work for a living J obs. Who needs them? After putting in a long, tedious 8 hours of school, why would seniors come home, then go to work putting approximately 5 hours a day, 30 hours a week at work? To put it in plain simple English, MONEY! It goes without saying, money makes the world go round. For most Seniors that ' s the case with having to pay for senior fees, college applications, ranging from $30 to $50, class rings, car payments, and insur- ance. What it all adds up to is major bib bucks. My parents aren ' t stingy, but this year the cost got to be so much that I didn ' t feel comfortable asking them for money, said an anonymous senior. Even though minimum wage isn ' t much it ' s something, Jordan Moore said, It stinks! I ' m going to ask for a raise soon! And that ' ll be — Jordan Moore works al Baskin Rob- bins 31 Flavors after school. By Steve Bao For some, finding a job is a job itself, since every employer is looking for exper- ienced workers and being in the right place at the right time is the best asset. But since work is a necessity, the hunt continues. I ' ve been looking for a job for quite sometime now, I really need a job to help pay for all my senior expenses, not only that, but I ' ve got to pay for my own car insurance, too! said Scott Nelson, Senior. There are those who don ' t have to worry about having a job to help pay their own way. As a matter of fact they coast on through with their parents ' money paying for them. I go to night school and as of now I can ' t have a job, I ' m relying solely on my parents ' pocketbook, Sandra Nova, senior. All in all, money isn ' t the only motivation for a senior to take a job, it gives them a sense of responsibility, of being an indepen- dent young adult. What ' s the driving force, the incentive for you to get a job? For me the money! Having a job allows me to be inde- pendent and provides me with extra money needed for my senior year alone. Su- zanne Ignico At first the main reason to get a job was to make mon- ey, to pay for my car. But since I have been working I have gotten a sense of re- sponsibility. said Maria Strommer. The driving force, the in- centive for me to get a job was to show responsibility. I wanted to earn money and put it in the bank and keep it for a good cause. said Dan- ielle Kaplan. Walteena Brooks Joel Buchannan Michael Burnett Loyd Calomay Evelin Cerritos Michael Chass Chil Chin John Craig Rachel Cunningham Christopher Davis Life n the fast lane Seniors 103 Regulars — Jordan Moore, and Chil Chin han- gout in room 105 regularly, along with other sen- iors. during nutrition and lunch. The relaxing at- mosphere created allows seniors to study, eat and gossip freely. 1 r A Senior hangouts Seniors Senior Class of 89 — Seniors ' hangouts S eniors are often looked upon IS the coolest students on campus. Un- ierclassmen find themselves wanting to langout in the same places as seniors so hat they can be cool, too. But where can hese super cool seniors be found? Just vhere do they hangout at nutrition and dur- ng lunch? Nutrition is the period of time when sen- ors wish they could leave campus but know hat certain school rules restrict them from loing so. Therefore, to compensate, seniors :reate their own hangouts about campus, loom 105 is a popular attraction for those eniors who enjoy and participate in Mrs. Fonda ' s choir, newspaper, and yearbook :lasses. This congregation generally met in oom 105 to fest, gossip,and do last night ' s lomework which is due next period. Yet mother popular hangout for seniors during lutrition was the brick wall outside rooms Q and 402. Found here are the laid back eniors kicking it until the bell rings sum- noning them to the next period. By Lea Jayasinghe When ever I ' m not busy with club ac- tivities which usually meet during nutrition or lunch I hangout in room 105. It ' s fun to have a place where I can hangout with my friends and avoid the crowd, said Sandra Nova. Lunch! Hoards of seniors, with off cam- pus passes, flocked toward the exits to es- cape from academics for 40 minutes. How- ever, where di all these seniors go after they passed through the chains that bound them? What parking lot did their fast food restaurants. Burger King and Carls J.R. ranked highly popularity wise among those seniors who drove off campus. Perhaps it was their convenient location which at- tracted the seniors. However, convenient lo- cation was more important to those on foot. My friends and I usually go across the street to subway, seven eleven, pizza restau- rant or the Mexican restaurant nearby. We really have fun. We are one crazy bunch. said Arlene Rhoden. Where do you hangout at nutrition and during lunch? My friends and I hangout at subway regularly, said Rachel Cunningham. I try to find someone cool to hangout with, otherwise I go to my locker and listen to music, said Paul Pinion. I hangout mostly with my friends pigging out and ev- ery so often I have a meeting to attend, said Kimberly Art is. My friend Michelle and I usually go to subway to have lunch because they have a $1.69 special, said Simone Myara. I normally hangout at room 105 which is Mrs. Honda ' s room. said Bell Liwanag. Christopher Hillen Reginald Huntsman Suzanne Ignico Sherry Ino Sandra Jaffa Neil Janis Lea Jayasinghe Chadron Johnson Danielle Kaplan Dawn Kaplan Senior hangouts Seniors 105 Robert Keowen Michael Kirshner Alex Krasnoshtein Igor Krasnosctein Kim Lazear Karen Lee David Lin Ron Litmanovich Marcus Littlejohn Bellamel Liwanag Do you think a col- lege education is a necessary element to succeed in life? Without a college education, life in itself will be difficult. However you can still be suc- cessful without a college edu- cation if you are fortunate and motivated to be worthwhile in life, said Arlene Rhoden. Nowadays, a high school di- ploma isn ' t enough to succeed in the real world. There ' s too much competition. It is almost necessary to have completed 4 years in college to attain a re- spectable and decent job to support yourself and or your family, said Dennis Tan. There is a growing demand for a college education. In a few years it will be necessary to not just have a college educa- tion but some kind of degree too, said Sonu Malhatra. What? No college? U, CLA, Berkley, UCSD, UC Davis, Pepperdine, to name a few are some of the places where many seniors will look toward to after graduating high school. But to some, going to college is not on their person- al agenda. An occupational center of trade school are some of the many college alter- natives. After I graduate, I plan taking the sum- mer off and enroll into cosmotology where you learn how to cut hair, do nails, make- up, and everything you need to know about appearance at the Wilfred Beauty Acade- my in downtown L.A. I also want to open up my own trade school, many seniors go there to build up more knowledge about the cer- tain trade they want to make a living out of. Since I ' m going to the field of Fashion Merchandising, some of my choices of school are Santa Monica City College, Los Angeles Trade Tech., and the Fashion insti- tute of Design and Merchandising. I hope ril be able to do my best and succeed, said Carolina Alexandra. An occupational center is also another By Koty Mukasa alternative for grad uates. This is where the cost is little and it teaches many trades but teaches enough of one trade to keep a steady job. Such trades range from Auto Mechanics to Cosmetics. I learned a valuable trait at the VCR Repair Service at the Abe Freedman Occu- pational Center. I learned the basic me- chanics of a VCR, the most common prob- lem that occurs, and how to clean it. I went for sixteen Saturdays for eight hours a day. I see VCR repair as a means to pay for my college education, said Reginald Hunts- man. The Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines or simply the Armed Forces is where some seniors will go after graduat- ing. Serve for two years and college is free! This might sound easy but some don ' t go to the Armed Forces to get in college. I joined the Army as an alternative to college because I didn ' t have the grades to get into one. I also want to become a police officer and I get on the job training in the military, said John (Beazly) Craig. Senior Class of ' 89 106 College Alternatives Seniors Sonu Malhotra Eileen Martinez Stephen Mason Daniel Mayer Brian Mitchell Jordon Moore Christopher Morris Simone Myara Scot Nelson Tomy Nohavandi Focusing the future — JeJJ Fischbach ami Hw ard Grobstein (not shown} do many recordings of close circuit commercials and is presently recording cheer drill and senior video tapes. They stale that their experience comes from books and criticisms. Helpful hand — Reginald Huntsman repairs school VCRs with the skills he acquired from an occupation- al center which he sees as a means of his college education. College Alternatives Seniors Its money thai mailers — Senior Sandra Nova discovers Ihal sharing funds helps alleviate the cash-flow problem we all experience. Most seniors did a hi of lending to and borrowing from friends this year. Penny pinching planner — Michael Kirshner plans out the spending fur his senior year. Costs became increasingly high and seniors really had to organiie their funds to meet them. Most will agree, it got hard! Beatriz Nova Sandra Nova Frances Nunez Stephen Olson Anita Pai Jesse Paniagua Scott Bate Juan Payes Paul Pinion Darwin Ramos 1 r 0 Senior Costs iv O Seniors Senior Class of ' 89 — Paying the price kay, so now you are a senior. That neans parties, senior activities, car ex- )enses, college applications and — HOLD t! Just who is going to pay for this stuff? fhat is one question on the mind of every enior. True, being at the top has a lot of idvantages, but the fact is, you are going to leed a lot of money. Aside from the cost of everyday living, eniors run into expenses which the other ;rade levels do not have to worry about, ' erhaps, the most money draining senior :vent is the prom. This event can cost up to wo thousand dollars with car rental and enting a tuxedo. Who ' s got that kind of noney? I expect my date to pay for every pen- ly! Sandy Jaffa, senior, said. in addition to things like the prom and homecoming, seniors have college to con- ider. The SAT ' and Achievement exams :ost about 30 dollars. That does not seem ike much, but college applications cost al- nost 40 dollars a shot. These thines can add By Dan Mayer up. Seniors who plan to apply to several different universities spend hundreds of dollars. I give as much of it to my parents, but I have to work all the time, Dean Taylor, senor, said. Many of this year ' s seniors are driving. This produces a whole new spending arena, cars. On top of the cost of the car itself, insurance rates can be economically crip- pling. Then of course, there is the price of gasoline, occasional repairs, and the unfor- tunate ticket. With car maintenance running about $300 a month, I ' m really having a hard time keeping it up, Itzik Shlesinger, sen- ior, said. Paying for all of these experiences is a real headache for any senior, but there are two ways to handle it. The first one is obvi- ous — get a job. Seniors with part time employment find life economically easier. An alternative to this is obvious: ASK YOUR PARENTS! How do you plan to pay for your senior year? I plan to seek out financial aid from my parents. I don ' t plan on paying for this stuff myself! said Igor Kras- noshtein. I plan to work during the school year. If I really need extra money my parents will come through for me, said Jesse Penigua. With my heavy school load, I find no time to work. Without a job and a source of income, I will have to rely completely on my family to support me with the neces- sary expenses, Chi I Chin said. I prefer to abstain from such unnecessary stress, said Jung Lee. Arlene Rhoden Da Von Robinson Ana Rodriguez David Rolbin Mark Seeman Jerrold Sevaard Itzik Shlesinger Aaron Simon Maria Strommer Daron Swilley Senior Costs -i f r Seniors i jy What makes your seni or year spe- cial? It ' s a year of achievement. I have succeeded through high school and will now be going on to college. Friends and senior activities make my senior year special, too, said Dawn Kaplan. Spending my last year with friends that I ' ve known all my life, said Reginald Huntsman. Knowing that I ' m about to face the world as an adult. I must start presenting myself as an adult and my last year is where I start, said Keisa Fox. The ' buds ' and ' memories ' you share with your friends, said Happi Anto- nio. Senior Class of ' 89 Supporting Elites H .aving given great support and up- holding for the senior class of 1989 was the senior council. Representating a class of ninety students, the members of the senior council helped organize special events and fund raisers that benefited the entire class. The senior council set out many goals this year. These goals were taken on by each individual in the council including the participation and cooperation of the entire senior class. We had pre-planning all major events (almost nine months before sched- ule) including prom, to have the security and benefit of having complete organiza- tion and success of all events. Consistent participation by the senior class throughout the entire year made it the ' best year for all seniors, said Sherry Ino, class president. The senior council believed that unity helped accomplish the goals for making the year special for all seniors. Participation from everyone was encouraged by the coun- cil so that the year would be truly success- ful. We had to keep in mind the many inter- By Loyd Calomay ests of the senior class and we tried to devel- op activities which they would all enjoy. It was difficult because many had different ideas for their senior year, said Neil Janis, Chancellor of Events. Senior homeroom teachers also made a great effort in contributing to the senior class, they helped out at each event, pro- vided students with motivation, and pre- pared them for graduation. They represent- ed the part-time parents of a large senior family. The support of the homeroom teachers was an essential factor in the organization and unification of the senior class. Mrs. Thatcher ' s enthusiasm was overwhelm- ing, said Lea Jayasinghe, vice-president. Members were: president — Sherry Ino, vice-president — Lea jayasinghe. Chancel- lors of Events — Neil Janis and Rachel Cunningham, secretary — Sandra Nova, treasurer — Jesse Paniagua, historian — Michael Kirshner, and class representative — Sherry Batalla. 1-1 r Senior counci 1 J Seniors Share and share alike — Senior council members. Sherry Balalla and Sherry Ino exchange ideas for an upcoming senior event. The council planned most act ivi lies months before the beginning of the Snap, crackle, pop! — It:ik Shlesinger. Paul Pin- ion, and Alex Krasnoshtein talk about good limes while snacking on chips and soda at the senior picnic. October 26. 1988. Just sign really, really, small — Dean laylcr, .4nybt dy have extras. ' ' announces James Theresa Tenhaile, Dawn Kaplan, and Mr Dela- Branom as he stands up to look at all the delicious houssaye watch Keisa Fox autograph her name hotdogs. bniwnies. and soft drinks during the sen- for the senior T-shirt. ior picnic. Senior council 111 Seniors 111 Eleventh Grade You can drive my car How many times have you wished that you had a car? For many of us, the answer to this question is in the hundreds. We wait anxiously for our dream car. Every- body ' s dreamed of having their very own car. From the day we realize that having our parents driving us around can get a little hectic, we begin scheming on a plan to get one, the sooner the better. When my parents pick me up, I think it ' s pretty cool ' cause they show they care, and even though I would rather have my own car, my parents will do for the time being, Armida Ayala, junior said. Whenever I ask my parents to drive me anywhere, they make a big deal out of it, so I end up not going or taking the bus, Susan Cortez, junior said. To most of us the dream of having our own car is only till our sixteenth birthday, but not all of us are that lucky. I had my car and my motor- cycles a long time before I had my license, Kelly Lambert, ju- nior, said. When I suggested to my parents that it was about time that I should get my car, they had a fit.. They said that I had to wait until I got my car. And until then, getting my own car was completely out of the ques- tion, Tricia Estares, junior said. I asked my parents to get me a car, but they told me that I would first need to find a job and buy it, Leah Ellsworth, ju- nior, said. I think we could all agree on one thing, it would make every- body happy if we could get what we wanted, namely a car. Bv Wendy Hernandez J I k ' : - ' C-! Get your motor running — Preparing to leave after school Kelly Lambert ' s gleaming smile is an indication of his happiness in welcoming the wonderful weekend ahead. The weekend is when I go out and sport my new wheels. Let me out of here — Anxiously await- ing Aft turn to drive out of the gate and into the traffic. Jeff Nodd turns on some tunes inside of his vividly deco- rated Isuzu. and tries to control his ex- citement. 112 Cars Eleventh grade When you ask someone for a ride somewhere how do you usually ask them? I say ' can you give me a ride ' they say well ... then I say pleeease, said Myrabelle Sagun. I say are you busy ' ? ' ' well if it isn ' t any trouble, can you possibly give me a ride? ' said So Young Kim. I just say, very nicely, ' hello good buddy, going my way, said Mario Plater. Well, I never really needed a ride anywhere, said Virgil Flowers. First of all, I ' m very nice to them all day then towards lunch, 1 quietly approach them then pop the question, said Heidi Lazo. P M fiiX cAac0 , Ana Aguilar Maria Aguilera Dany Akhavan Joseph Antonio Reese Averett Armida Ayala Steve Bao Tracy Bills Patricia Borgna Shondel Bowser Maria Bravo Kevin Campbell Ingrid Castellon Sandy Cavallaro Alexandra Ceja Marcella Chang Gagan Chawla Allyn Childs Raffi Christianian Tyron Cooley Allen Copeland Susan Cortez Christopher Cottle Richard Cunningham Tanisha Davis Michelle Deffara James Del Plato Tiffany Dennis Byron Devers Christina Diloretta Sharon Dortch Deanna Doung Carla Ellsworth Leah Ellsworth Tricia Estares Eleonora Filippelli Jabes Flowers Lourdes Fuentes Maricela Garcia Cynthia Gates Monica Geronimo Paul Ginsberg Tiffany Glover Jeremy Goldfarb Ruben Gonzalez Eric Gordon Manuel Gutierrez Dante Harris Kyva Haynes Timothy Hernandez Wendy Hernandez Evelyn Hidalgo Kenneth Huber Zcelinina Hutcherson Ronald Jackson Pamela Jenkins Bwana Johnson La Tanya Johnson Jin Kim So Young Kim Kerstin Knox Dawn Kraemer Kelly Lambert Heidi Lazo Eleventh grade Faces 113 Tom Lungin Phuong Luong Susana Martinez La Shawn Matthews Cleve McWright Mireya Medina Jason Menadue Monique Nicholson Jeffery Nodd Teresa Nunez Ellen Oconer Jeffrey Orenstein Alma Ornelas Berlin Parker Karla Pena Ricardo Pena Sally Perez Van Phuong Mario Plater Stephanie Prince Eric Purry Jannette Ratihn Om Reeder Michelle Rhoden Ezequiel Rik Maurice Rooks Brandon Rosen Alexander Ross Bonita Ross Carlene Rowe Myrabelle Sagun Feliciano Salas Michael Sanders Stacy Sarria Opher Shallom Jodi Shelton Ava Smith Thomas Sobelman Nancy Starcher Keivan Stassun Bakaa Taylor Norma Thorne Tan Truong Alondra Turner Nikolas Velasquez David Vorse Herman Wang Andre White Please let me know — Kyva Haynes anxiously awaits for an answer from her boyfriend about their weekend plans. They often go out on weekends even though they see each other in school. This gives them time to spend together. 114 Eleventh grade Faces ELEVENTH GRADE Stop, in the name of love As you walk down the halls it is a common sight to see eleventh graders in love. Whether they are holding hands, hugging, or just talking, something critical is de- veloping between them. What we have here are serious relationships. Susan and I have a serious relationship because we express our feelings of love and hate openly with each other, Richard Cunningham said. These are tales of serious relationships. Serious relationships require a lot of attention, sharing, hon- esty and the ability to care for one another deeply. It takes the responsibility of the two people involved to make time for each other, and be there for one an- other. Even though Shane and I attend different schools and are on different work schedules, we always find time to spend with each other. The both of us go by a rule that we are open and hon- est no matter how hard the truth may be, Jannette Ratihn said. Relationships do not neces- sarily have to erupt from school. Some couples face the dilemma of having a relationship when they go to separate schools. Since Jeff and I don t go to the same school anymore, we make a dire effort to see each other as often as possible. When you have a serious relationship such as ours, then every minute counts, Tina Diloretta said. There is no telling when a re- lationship becomes serious. It takes the knowledge of both people to decide if their rela- tionship is strong and stable. Alex and I feel that our rela- tionship is secure. We both care a lot about each other and al- ways talk out our differences in- stead of fighting. Some rela- tionships may break up due to lack to communication, howev- er our relationship is open and honest. Carla Ellsworth said. It just takes two people to meet, fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. Who says it ' s that easy. By Stephanie Prince Looking through the eyes of love — Timothy Hernandez and his girlfriend Pilar Jackson, a tenth grader, cuddle up during nutrition. After a long morn- ing it ' s nice to be with someone who cares and loves you a lot. What do you feel makes your rela- tionship serious or special? We respect each oth- er ' s feelings and are will- ing to accept each other the way we are. These two things make our relation- ship special. So well as the love that we have towards each other, Alejandra Ceja said. My relationship with Yvonne is very special. Before we started going out we were close friends. There ' s a lot of trust and love in our relationship, that ' s what makes it spe- cial, Jason Menadue said. The strong bond of love that we share keeps us together. Lee Hut- cherson said. Eleventh grade Faces 115 Jeanette Adams Wendy Adams Jameelah Al-Kawi Sanford Allen Marcia Arroyo Miguel Arroyo Kristine Ashimine Jermal Austin Diana Bao Kristina Bao Michael Barcihana Jesse Beamon Kurtis Bedford Caroline Bernard Brenda Blue Wiliam Bonila Anthony Booker Bonel Boss Rebecca Braun Rhonda Broadhead Rosita Broaster Stacey Brooks Simon Burgess Carolina Cabezudo TENTH GRADE If I had a lunch pass, the things that I would do It ' s 12:35 and throughout the halls of the school the lunch bell echoes. Doors swing open, one by one students of all ages pour out into the bright afternoon sun. The last thing on everyones mind is their next class. The only thing that they ' re really looking forward to is lunch. They meet their friends and casually cruise over to the cafeteria. Lunch is a time to unwind from our last class and prepare for our next. While many ju- niors have the luxury of going off campus, fourth through tenth graders have to stay in school. This hurts the tenth graders the most, having only one more year to go they feel that they deserve their lunch passes as well as juniors and seniors. I feel that as a sophomore I am very responsible, and I don ' t think it ' s fair that only juniors and seniors get to leave this place for lunch, Valeska Di- fieri said. • Lunch is the only time that I really have time to talk to my friends, but sometimes standing in the cafeteria, or even in the p.e. field can get a little loud. So if I had a lunch pass I would go to the park or someplace quiet with my friends, to get away from the noise in school, Me- lissa Coleman said. Many sophomores wish that they could have a lunch pass, even if it ' s only to get out of school. But to many tenth grad- ers food is constantly on their minds, and it is for this reason also that they would love a pass. The food at school is okay, but I need variety in my menu and having a lunch pass would provide me with some choices on where to eat, Danny Thompson said. Although their lunch pass will have to wait till next year, the sophomores wait patiently for their turn. I wish I had a lunch pass so when I go out to eat I could buy people things except that would have to pay me extra when I do bring them back stuff, but then I ' d be risking my pass but it ' d be worth it. Koty Mukasa By Wendy Hernandez When all else fails — let ' s get a piggy- back ride! Tenth graders are always looking for a good time, here Valeska Difieri gets a ride from Kurtis Bedford. During lunch it ' s not common to see sophomores just sitting there. We have fun anyway! — These sopho- mores have a while to go before they will gel their off campus passes, they make the most of their lunch time by hanging out together. 116 Tenth grade Faces Denise Carter Jaqueline Chacon Rita Chawla Joon Choe Jennifer Cipriotti Bradley Clark Melissa Coleman Annette Cortez Amy Cutler Laura Davis Sonia Davis Wallace Davis Aly Daya Bayron Diaz Ligia Diaz Valeska Difrieri Leif Eklund Demetrius Fears Ditrius Fears Judith Feinstein fairdrprass? Td get as far away from school as possible, said Juan Linares I would just leave and get some real food to eat instead of this school stuff, said Kevin Wright Fd go someplace quiet with my friends and away from all the noise in the school cafeteria and the hallways, said Brian Quon I would jus t leave! said Chris Giroux Tenth grade Faces 117 Mai Freeman Ed Figueroa Virgil Flowers Momez Fowler Ramiro Garcia Ronald Garcia Louis Gigliotti Chris Giroux Romunda Glasgow George Godinez Kenia Gomez Eran Gonsor Addie Goren Stephanie Gross Lorena Guevara Sandra Guzman Moran Haddad Tazsha Mammons Michael Harbin Nichole Harris Raishawn Henderson Marta Henderson Darrel Hill Mark Hunt TENTH GRADE Meeting curfew can be difficult for teens Being late or missing curfew is a big issue for tenth grade students. Knowing that your curfew is too early and begging for more time is a common theme. Los- ing track of time and having to face impatiently waiting parents is a major issue in the life of a teen. The key is getting parents to agree to giving you no curfew at all. The problem arises when you know that you will be late to begin with. Trying to get that extra hour or even minutes ahead of time can avert prob- lems. It ' s hard asking your par- ents for that extra hour or two of staying out with your friends, when you know that they are going to say ' no , Alicia Mod- ley, 10th grader said. But activities of a 10th grad- er out for a night on the town takes more time than a parent might believe. Taking in a show or two and then getting a bite to eat over good conversation can make the hours just slip by. I would have to start my evening off at noon if I wanted the night ' s activities to be com- pleted by 10 pm, the legal cur- few, Crystal Nordsteedt, 10th grader said. Another choice taken by some is to go out without the permissi on of parents or guard- ians. This requires sneaking and lying about one ' s whereabouts. It is certainly not the recom- mended choice. Ending my night at 10 pm just doesn ' t cut it. I need to spend more time out of the house. My parents don ' t know that I take that time when they are fast asleep, an anonymous 10th grader said. This is a time when childhood is ending but adulthood is not yet at hand, at least not the re- sponsibilities or the privileges. Deciding when one can come home or meeting curfews is an early rule one must learn in or- der to develop character of in- tegrity and responsibility in adulthood. Clock watching — It is important to watch an accurate time piece when try- ing to meet a curfew. 11 pm is a com- mon curfew for 10th grade students. Entering a house — there are many ways to enter a house, the most conven- tional being going through a door. Sometimes it becomes necessary to find alternatives when one is locked out of the house because of a forgotten key or the less savory sneaking back in the house when you have missed curfew, or have lied about your whereabouts. 118 Tenth grade Faces Chantel Hunter Jennifer Husby . Thu Huynh lobert Hyman Jeanna Jackson Dennard Jackson Kendrick Jackson Pilar Jackson Greg Janis Dean Jayasinghe Jacqueline Ji Maria Jimenez Karmen Jones Kiiitl)a Junes Sheri Kaidin Melissa Kaplan Lori Kendall Ean Kenyon Hagop Keshihyan - jCi-f- Geetika Khanna Dae Kim Donta Kinard La Tasha Kinard What is an appro- priate time for curfew? Now that we ' re grow- ing up, I think that our parents should give us more freedom. I believe that they should pick a reasonable time which I think most would agree to be 12 am. Thu Huynh said. Since the legal system chooses 10 pm as a cur- few, I will agree with them. They have a lot of knowledge and must have a good reason behind that choice. Louis Gigliotti said. r,tmt, 119 Ritesh Kumar Kirstyn Kunz David Lamey Auquanette Lampkin Katie Lau Andrew Laviolette Mary Lee Reagan Lee Sally Lee Juan Linares Peggy Liwanag Maria Logan Noah Lookofsky Kristen Loris Tuanh Ma Stephanie Macias Ricky Maiale Alex Marquina Monica Martinez Oscar Martinez Kevin Mattingly Cynthia McAfee Melinda McMahon Fatima Medina TENTH GRADE The tenth grade class of 88-89 is the largest in our school ' s long history When asked how it feels to be the largest 10th grade class in the history of SOCES, most students simply replied that they had no idea or who counts how many classmates they have. Most students don ' t count their classmates, but do begin to realize some kind of change or a slight difference in their own way. People told me that 1 0th grade was the hardest grade to be in. I never really paid any attention to how large our 10th grade class is, but I have met a lot of new friends that are in the 10th grade. But the thing I ' ll remem- ber most is the hard work! 10th grader Connie Martin, said. Whether it be crowded Driv- ers Ed classes, over-sized P.E. classes, or just too many kids in your health class, a change is recognized. This years 10th grade class has 197 students to last years 137. I have noticed that there ' s quite a few 10th graders that attend this school. But I like it the more the merrier. Once you start meeting all of your class- mates you begin to feel like one big happy family, a bond is formed. 10th grader Monique Glasgow said. Being the largest 10th grade class also has it ' s advantages. Being able to discuss a problem with someone your age, and probably understand you better is a plus. And a lot of girls don ' t mind because there ' s a larger assortment of boys! 1 think it ' s great! If all of the 10th graders that already at- tend this school, along with the new students stayed here until the 12th grade, with no doubt we ' d be the largest 12th grade class ever! 10th grader Jamee- lah Al-Kawl, said. By Mai Freeman 120 Tenth grade Faces Tasha Meeks William Mejia Marcos Mendoza Alexander Merman Clana Middleton Rene Min Chris Miramontes Tricia Mitchell Alicia Mobley Daniel Molina Yesenia Molina Francisco Monies Monica Morales Rocio Moran Rachael Moss Koty Mukasa Tiffanie Mukes Leslye Muschamp Sabrina Mustamandy Juan Negrete Tuyen Ngo Crystal Norastedt Karin Norris Kimberley Ormond Should 10th grad- ers be allowed to have off campus passes? I think we should as long as we ' re responsible, and don ' t mess over the privilege, Kendrick Jackson said. We don ' t have as many activities as 10th graders so we should have something to do, Ste- phannie Gross said I think we ' re mature enough to go across the street safely and get something to eat, we ' re forced to eat school food, or bring a lunch, Tazsha Hammons said. If I had an off campus pass I would use it, but since I don ' t I try not to think about it, Melissa Kaplan said Making the grades — Arluro Rodri- guez. Willie Savage, Ritesh Kumar. Nikey Harris. Tazsha Hammons. Donla Kinard, .Allisha Mobley. and Auquanette Lampkin enjoy the fresh air as they study for an upcoming test, to gel a good grade. Tenth grade Faces 121 Hector Osorid Steve Paden Malinda Paniagua Katherine Papp Omar Perez Nicole Perry Debru Petrov Devon Prendergast Kimberly Price Diane Quan Brian Quon Augustine Ramirez Erik Raymond Maribel Reyes Leonardo Rincon Sophia Rivas Leah Robbins Jacqueline Robles Arturo Rodriguez Osvaldo Rodriguez Shrenda Rogers Eric Ross Jennifer Ruppel Carolina Sanchez Hey what ' s your sign? — Driver ' s training instructors usually watch you tike a hawk to see if you follow the road sign instructions. These signs are very important in preventing disastrous ac- cidents, and they also inform you of direction. m Tenth grade Faces Willie Savage Kissandra Scott Ronald Sedano Jody Seltzer Alon Samir Yon Shin Ilan Shrira Wendy Silverstein Heather Simmons Tania Staley Trang Ta Jennifer Thompson Lavonia Thompson Arturo Trujillo Josie Valderrama Priscilla Valencia Karen Vorse Keith Warren Neil Warren Deaunte Washington Tanisha Watts William Wei Jeff Weisbach Patrick Welch Patricia White Tamnika Williams Mark Wittenberg Bi-Kemba Wright Kevin Wright Richard Yi Julie Yun Where would you drive when you first get your li- cense? I would probably have to go to the cleaners for my mother and pick up our clothes, Michael Barcohana said. When I first get my li- cense I will probably pick up some friends and go to the mall, Andy Lavio- lette said. After I receive my li- cense I would probably drive straight home, be- cause I would be in shock, Noah Lookofsky said. When I first get my li- cense I want to just drive around so I can enjoy my freedom and show off my license to my friends, Eran Gonsor said. WM TENTH GRADE Watch out for that tree! Lock the door, fasten that seatbelt, because it is time to go driving! Driver ' s Training is that time in a tenth graders life where they have the opportunity to control a motor vehicle. In other words, drive. Many tenth graders hope to get driver ' s training in the first semester, so they can obtain their permit, which enables them to drive with someone twenty-five years or older with a valid driver ' s license. Students nowadays can ' t wait for that big day when they can receive their driver ' s li- cense. However there are some other obstacles that they must overcome before attaining their license. They must complete driver ' s education and complete and pass driver ' s training. Driver ' s training is very important be- cause it teaches them many valuable points of driving. Driver ' s training was too short, and we didn ' t really get a chance to learn very much. However it was cool, but I didn ' t like it when the instructor would grab the wheel or step on her brake, Karmen Jones said. Some tenth graders have al- ready had the opportunity to gain some valuable driving ex- perience, before they entered the driver ' s training car. Driver ' s training didn ' t really teach me what I already knew. I drove a little before so drivers training was fairly easy. Otherwise it was kind of bor- ing, Stephanie Macias ex- plained. One problem however may be the instructor. He she plays a great role in helping you learn the proper ways and rules of driving. Drivers training was fun for me because our instructor let us drive fast. And we got to stop to get something to eat, Leslye Muschamp said. All in all driver ' s training is a valuable experience in which everyone should try. It ' s an ad- venture in one way and it also teaches you how to drive. No matter if the instructor is Mr. Scrooge or Mr. Rogers, the most important factor is pass- ing the course. Driver ' s training will be just one of the first steps towards getting your license. It will be one of many obstacles in which to overcome in receiving that little paper that says you are able to hit the road and drive. By Stephanie Prince ' fi e5H mk):D %w z What is your fa- vorite magazine to read? I like National Geo- graphic because it has a lot of good articles on the world of history and sci- ence, said Aaron Ganz. I don ' t ever read mag- azines because I never get the chance to buy them. But sometimes I like to read ' People ' , said Erika Chang. I like looking at Thrasher Mag because some of my friends are in it and I look for new pro- ducts and contest re- sults, said Benjamin Ca- lomay. iff Stacy Aaronson Leslie Aleman Shannon Alexander Dony Arias Julie Arnold Kyle Augustus Esperanza Avalos Connie Bae Jethro Barrozo Christopher Batiste Heather Bergen Stacey Bergstein Tali Berko Susanna Binshteyn Derrick Bolden Charles Boyle Mary Branch Heather Brandt Nakia Bruce Delmy Buitrago Karin Cabrera Pablo Cadena Benjamin Calomay Valdo Carlyle Cesar Carrasco Rigoberto Carrasco Malikia Celestine Layo Chachere Erica Chang Martha Chang Kimberly Chass James Cheung 124 Ninth grade Faces Read all about it — Taking a look at one of her favorile magazines. Rachel Watson reads an article in Gymnas- tics about the 1 988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Gymnastics happens to be popular sport which she likes to read about. Keeping up with your current events? — The school ' s library offered a number of popular magazines to read and get ' nformalion from. Among the ninth graders sports, fashion, and entertain- ment magazines were the ones they most preferred. iPsycHouKitiOo yl NINTH GRADE Between pages of time Eight fifteen a.m. on a Wednesday morning and once again the homeroom teacher announces, it is silent reading time! Students in ninth grade homerooms quickly pull out their favorite magazines to catch up with the latest word in news, sports, fashion, movies, and television stars. Magazines titles like Seventeen, Young Miss, Teen, Sports Illustrated, Thrash- er, and Surfer were the most popular among ninth grade students. Ninth graders read maga- Breakout , and Street Rod- abundance of other teenage to- zines ranging in a variety of to- der , one finds out that the pics. Don ' t be surprised to find pics. Racing cars to movie stars, skateboard tricks to karate kicks, and fashion styles to heart throb smiles were some of the subjects covered in the nu- merous publications that ninth graders flipped through. Amid the boys in the ninth grade, sports periodicals were very popular. Sports Illustrated has proven to be long-time fa- vorite but unusual sports such as skateboarding, surfing, and car racing were the maga- zines that were in to read. With names as Thrasher stranger the sport the more pop- ular the magazine! Basically, I like to read any type of skateboard or car maga- zines like Thrasher and Hot Rod. I really look forward to reading good articles and seeing rad photography, said Cinchai Chuvichien. Among the girls in the ninth grade, favorite magazines were fashion and teen magazines. Inside any of the several titles, they would find the latest talk about famous celebrities, fash- ion tips and trends, and an the pictures cut out because most of the cutest guys , as they say, are pasted up on walls, lockers, and notebooks. I like to read the articles in ' Seventeen ' and I also like to look at all the new clothes and fashions, said Talina Mata. Tastes and preferences were different between boys and girls but good stories and pictures were what ninth graders looked for in favorite magazines. By Loyd Calomay Eun Choe Hyon-Chu Chon Marilee Christy Cinchai Chuvichien Estevan Contreras Jason Coronado Jeffrey Crowder Jeremy Crowder Nada Dababneh Tesha Davis Willie Dean Dody Deomampo Michael Devine Joliene Dexter Lilly Dopp Darryl Dukes Amber Edwards Gina Edwards Amber Ehrecke Jorge Escamilla Jorge Estrada Paul Elcheverry David Fisher Jimmy Flores Nelin Flowers Leighann Fontenot Cheval Ford Daniel Forster Rune Freeman Erika Gamez Aaron Ganz Claudia Garay Ninth grade Faces 125 NINTH GRADE They need change of pace Parting is just sweet sorrow. What happens after ninth grade graduation? Who goes and who stays? Many students choose to move onto larger high schools. Some don ' t want a bigger school, they just want a change of pace. Such a drastic change might be right for some but many students are happy in a family-like school. After being in the same school since the fourth grade you decide you want a change. Leaving a school where ev- ery one is so close and caring It ' s hard if it was my choice I would stay here until I graduat- ed from high school, said De- siree Whane, ninth grader. There aren ' t many schools that have students who like their school so much. Few stu- Amy Gauld Lajos Gesmay Lakeisha Gilford Amy Goldring Rufus Gray Sandra Grazzizni Marlea Griffin Lisa Guadagno Nadar Maddad Laura Mafner Renendo Hahn AUyson Harris Ayuko Harris Brian Harris Omekia Harris Sarek Harrison Dereck Hart Tanisha Heard Raleigh Henderson Cecilia Hernandez Javier Hernandez Jackie Hildalgo Ryan Hill Chad Hornsby Justin Howard Adam Howe Lafayette Hudspeth Jason Hunter Samuel Ino Robert Jackson Bobby Jackson Susan Jackson dents are leaving, but the ones that are will be greatly missed. School just won ' t be the same when some of my friends are gone. I will feel like some- thing ' s missing, said Layne Johnson, ninth grader. The differences between oth- er schools and our school are so great that it makes the transfer difficult. Not only different teachers and students, but be- ing the new kid on the block sur- rounded by strangers. I don ' t mind that I won ' t be here next year I think it would be great to go to school with dif- ferent people, said Adam Howe, ninth grader. The reason for leaving could range from just feeling like a change to a parents decision, but still the memory of this school will last forever. Goodbye sweet heart — Aron Mandal- bom sadly says goodbye to his best friend with one last hug as she goes off to her new school. But knowing how much she will miss this school she tells him she will try to come back. Missing each other — even over a weekend can be traumatic for ninth graders who share everything about their young lives with each other. 126 Ninth grade Faces How would you feel about leaving SOCES to go to a high school? I can say I ' m going to be sad. and of course I will miss everyone. I hope to see all my friends next year because most of them will transfer to the same school I change to, said Aron Mandelbaum I have been going here for the past five years and I don ' t know how I will handle the change but I am sure that the friends that I have now will still be with me forever. Mov- ing to a new school will give me a great opportuni- t_ to make new friends, said Rune Freeman. Tosha Jackson Howard Jaffa . ' dam Janes Antoine Jarmon Demetria Jenkins Todd Joel Jeramie Johnson Layne Johnson Chad Johnston Oleg Kashper Aparna Khanna Jee Kill La Young Kim Maria Kinderman Michael Klugman Jennifer Koepke Bridget Kolakosky Seak Kong Michael Kopernik Bryan Lamb Terri Lancaster Jeremias Lara Sean Lau Jennifer Lee John Lee David Lopez Esmeralda Lopez Hilda Lopez Maricela Lopez Sophia Lord Tan Luong Shawn Kerkhoff ' Ninth grade Faces 127 NINTH GRADE Wanna dance with me? Everyone ' s excited about going to the night dances because it ' s an entire day of looking forward to a four hour event that ' s a step in growing up. I think being in the ninth grade and being able to attend the night dances is rad. I remember when I was in the seventh and eighth grade I wanted to go but I couldn ' t because I was too young, said Mike Devine. For years the new ninth grad- ers have died to be able to attend the night dances. Finally they are considered old enough to attend. I feel that being able to go to the night dances gives us more freedom and means we have more rights, said Shawn Kerk- hoff. Not many of the students have attended the night dances. Well, I didn ' t go to the first one because I was busy, but I really liked going to the others because all of my friends went. David Magruder Mona Malhotra Aron Mandelbaum Beth Manko Cheryl Markenson Ann Marquez Fernando Martinez Juan Martinez Talina Mata Guntas Matharu Donald May Dana Meisner Melissa Mekpongsatorn Rainon Miller Paulette Mitchell Tod Mitchell Cesar Monsalve David Montes Hugo Moran Felipe Moreno Jose Moreno Michele Morrison Cicely Mukes Amelia Murell Renee Myara Melissa Nathan Carla Navarro Margarita Negrete Mellynee Nicholson Olga Nunez Henry Olivas Jason Olson The ones I went to were fun, said Martha Chang. The whole day of the dance is a special day. Friends get to- gether to schedule what will be done and when everything will be done. Those who attended the dances had fun preparing for them by deciding on the outfit to wear, how to wear their hair, what shoes to wear, who to go with, how to get there and back and more. After school before a dance Fd go home, take a shower, do my hair, my nails, my make-up, then put my dress on and go to the dance, said Gina Edwards. For the first dance after school I went to pick up my friend Shima and we went to eat dinner. Then we got ready to go to the dance and party all night long, said Lisa Guadagna. Being able to go to the night dances is not only fun but it proves ninth graders have grown up. By Heidi Lazo Shake it up baby — Byron Tonloy takes a break after dancing for an hour straight. But he didn ' t sit for long soon ■ he was back on his feet doing steps like the Robo Cop. Running Man and more. My poor feet — Several of the ninth grade girls that attended the first night dance take a break. They stepped out- side for a few minutes to cool down with a glass of punch and to talk about the dance. 128 Ninth grade Faces How do you feel about finally at- tending the night dances? I think it was fun be- ing able to go to the night dances and I plan to go to many more, Shannon Alexander said. It was cool because the dances were really alive. I really enjoyed go- ing, they were really fun, Sherrye Wallace. ' Tm really excited that I ' m able to attend the night dances. I feel that it ' s a privilege to be able to go, Amy Goldring said. Craig Orenstein Marie Pacheco Cesar Padilla Hye Park Shanti Parsad Kieanitria Paschal Victor Payes David Pegelow Daniel Peralta Jennifer Peralta Theresa Pinhey Tanisha Pough Michael Prince Jose Quintanilla Timothy Quiroz Aleyda Ramos Logan Ray Lawrence Regan Carlos Revelo Yvonne Reynoso Luis Rodriguez Miguel Rodriguez Guillermo Rosales Danny Rosenthal Beverly Ross Angela Salcedo Jorge Santiago Jessica Saravia Jennifer Saltzman Jason Schneider Sharon Schneider Amanda Schwartz Ninth grade Faces 129 NINTH GRADE Music is the life to live Music is the love of life When you get home what is the first thing you do? Okay what ' s the second thing you do after raiding the refrigerator? For many it ' s the same thing, go into your room, close the door behind you, and turn on your radio. This daily ritual not only helps us to unwind, it also helps us forget the bad parts of our day and highlight the good parts. Strike up the band — Mike Devine and Adam Have, with Paul Eicheverry. as- pire to become a popular band, but it all starts out with learning to play the guitar. The electric guitar probably forms the entire make-up of the band. Slash! — The guitar is probably the most diffi cult instrument to learn and play — it was a great experience for me to actually play in a band and exper- ience the thrill of playing in an actual band. said Michael Devine. I. Everyone has their own fa- vorite band and whether it be the most popular one or the one that is the less heard of we all depend on them as a means of relaxation. When I am in a bad mood after school I usually get home and blast my radio. I play any station that has dance music, that usually cheers me right up, Charles Boyle said. Although dance music does seem to be the latest fad groups with subtle, more intellectual lyrics do seem to be rising in popularity. My favorite band is U2. They have lyrics which I can Christine Senio Jessica Shaffer Sennetta Shamburger Jaquiline Shapiro Mitchell Shenkin Amir Shlesinger Kimberly Shore Nathan Sobol Gabriel Goldatenko Leigh Spusta Lakisha Stokes Brian Student Bryan Sweet Marwan Sweis Maria Talavera Shawn Tanawitz Je ' Von Taylor Toshi Taylor Adam Tenn Dannetta Thomas Leslie Tioseco Byron Tonloy Danny Traylor Frank Uribe understand and relate to, and besides that the drummer Larry Mullen is a babe, Alicia Wartes said. It is these types of groups that offer 9th graders of today music that you can both dance to and really listen to. They provide lyrics which are insightful. To- days bands can either be loud and obnoxious or gentle and quiet. My favorite band is Oingo Boingo, their music gets me into a certain mood, it helps me for- get all of the stress I ' m under, Larry Regan said. I love listening to rap mostly because I can really get into all of their lyrics, it lifts me up, Michael Prince said. The music for these freshmen varies but basically they just en- joy turning it up and either dancing or singing along. So whether it be KPWR or KROQ these ninth graders listen to it all and seem to enjoy the best of both worlds just the same. I enjoy all kinds of music, it varies on what kind of mood I ' m in, it depends, one time it may be Agent Orange, or if I ' m in a good mood I will play my favor- ite band. Fishbone, said Heather Bergen. By Wendy Hernandez I SSSSZ- % 130 Ninth grade Faces When you ' re alone at home what do you listen to? I have a lot of differ- ent things that I listen to so it ' s hard to pick just one, but if I had to choose it would be all KPWR music, it has a certain beat that I can really get into, I love to dance to it and it helps me to relax when I ' m uptight and wound up, I just dance my troubles away, to the mu- sic ' s beat, Toshi Taylor said. Paul Varda Julio Vasquez Katrina Vasquez Monica Villalobos Karwon Villery Da Ron Vincon Sherrye Wallace Alicia Wartes Rachel Watson Desiree Wayne L, 1 Christina Wells M- v 1 Robert Whetzel 4 A Craig Wilcox Lita Wilke Dawn Williams Dawn R. Williams T- - 4 Felipe Wilson Ronald Yakerson Dameyion Young Ninth grade Faces 131 EIGHTH GRADE Mom, can I have a ride Weekend transportation, a way for an eighth grader to get to the mall, the mov- ies, or just to a friends house. Eighth graders have chosen to go by bike, skate- boarding, bus, hitching a ride with a parent, or by the old fashion way of walking to their destination which is an excellent source of exercise. It ' s plain to see that transportation is an important part of an eighth graders life. Transportation on weekends is an essential item in the life of every single eighth grader. The way an eighth grader gets to a destination is as important as their destination. On the weekends, I get to where I want to go by riding my bicycle, says Josh Fogel, eighth grader. Riding a bike is fun and an alternative to walking to a de- sired destination. Bicycling is also a quicker way to get around, especially when you ' re in a hurry. If you ' re a lazy eighth grader and like to wait, the bus is another favorite choice of eighth graders. I usually take the bus from place to place on weekends, states Brian Joseph, eighth grader. For those who can ' t afford the bus, or the finer things, walk. Walking, the slowest known transportation is a way to get around if you like to see the beautiful weekend sky and smell the fresh air. When I go out on the week- ends, I usually walk since I have no other means of trans- portation, says Paul Fredlin, eighth grader. Skateboarding is the choice of most eighth graders. When I go out to the mall over the weekend, I ride my skateboard, said Darren Langer, eighth grader. The last resort is asking your parents for a ride. Stacy Moskowitz is satisfied with a ride from her parents. If my mom or dad go out, I ask them to drop me off at the mall, says Stacy. Transportation is so impor- tant in an eighth graders social life, that they can ' t live with- out it. By Ian Bratslavsky What transportation do you use to get to school? Why? My mom drives me to school, because I live a few blocks away, John Cannon. I use the school bus, be- cause I can ' t get a ride from my parents. Chris Petrini. I take the school bus, be- cause I like to see my friends on the bus, Kristen Riley. I use the school bus to school, because it ' s a long way from my house to school, Marianna Chilin- garyan. Where ' s the bus? — A question asked by Lonnie Wayne and Josh Fogel everyday after school, while waiting to catch the RTD. Lonnie and Josh steadily wait and look if the bus is coming down the street. -I - Eighth grade L DZ Faces Aman Abye Angelica Acevedo Brenna Adler Daniel Aeschleman Sonia Aguayc Shirinne Ahadzadeh Keren Aigen Daniel Alazraki Charlene Albain Maria Amezcua Haleh Amiri Afra Amirsanjari Demika Anderson Antonia Archila Raul Arroyo Scott Astorga Marcelo Axarlian Hector Barahona Natalia Barrett Jamie Barrott Laura Bei Simyouna Bennett Sharitte Bevans Ibn Bilal Marco Blue Patricia Bodenstein Carrie Booska Eusebio Branom Timothy Brashier Yvonne Brooks Patrick Burnett Matthew Burtoft Garion Campbell John Cannon Sandra Cardenas Freddy Caseres Jose Cea Nan Cha Melinda Chang Marianna Chilingaryan Jung Choe Su Young Chong Rebecca Coagan Nicole Copeland Oscar Corcio Elvia Cortez Martha Csotsits Dominique Curl Brian Davis Vivian Davis Laura Delia Ripa Matthew Dempster Matthew Denney Sam Deskin Leif Devemark Ajairal Dhillon Amber Diazgonzales Katrina Dolezal Jeremy Donaldson Walter Douglas Angela Echavarria Brian Edwards Mark Eisner Eighth grade Faces 133 EIGHTH GRADE Fashion is how you look Everyone has their own look and as you grow-up your individuality shows through what you wear and how you wear it. An outfit isn ' t just things you put on, an outfit is a statement of your own personal character. When I was younger my mom would pick out my outfits, but now that I ' m older I decide what to wear and how to wear it, Lisa Smith said. Fashion is important to ev- eryone and the eighth graders prove it. This year was a year to grow up, to move one step closer to High School and what is worn depends on how much you ' ve grown. Not only phys- ically but also mentally. The way I dress has changed now that I ' m older be- cause before I didn ' t care, I thought it didn ' t matter. But now I like clothes that are sporty, Roza Ekimyan. Some began to worry even more about their appearance this year. That ' s when it be- What clothes do you really love wearing the most? My favorite thing to wear are jeans, baggy pants, and sweat shirts, Cindy Fuentes said. I love wearing jeans and T-shirts, Kim Wil- liams said. I won ' t wear anything but jeans in any shade and heavy metal T-shirts. My favorite T-shirts are Me- gadeth, Metallica, and Iron Maiden, Ricky Koenig said. I like wearing shirts that have pictures on the front with pants and mini skirts, Roza Ekimyan said. came time to decide if to wear something that looks good even if it may be uncomfortable or to wear something comfortable even if you don ' t look to good. I like wearing clothes that look good and hopefully are comfortable, but I ' d rather look good than be comfortable, An- gel Echavarria said. I like being comfortable but I don ' t like looking stupid either because then I ' m embarrassed. So I try to wear clothes that look good and are very comfort- able, Rayan Smith said. To some the labels they wear affect what they wear. A few believe that labels are the most important part of their outfits. Labels do affect what you wear and what people think of you, because some people will think you are stuck up. My fa- vorite labels are Esprit, Guess, Gotcha, Milano, Bongo and Channel, Marianna Chilin- garyan said. So through their fashion eighth graders are showing a new sense of maturity. By Heidi Lazo Wow totally cool man — Matt Den- ney admires James Johnson ' s T-shirt. Almost all of the eighth grade guys really like wearing T-shirts in all col- ors and jeans in all shades of blue and of course sneakers. You look so cute — A group of eighth graders hang around near the cafeteria and compliment each other on their outfits. Looking good is more impor- tant to eighth grades now than it was a few years ago. 134 Eighth grade Faces Roza Ekimyan Eric El Tobgy Scott Ellsworth Jessica Engel Kimberly Erlich Noemy Escobar Ricky Espana La Tresa Evans Justin Fawcett Jason Fernandez Jeanne Filloon Daniel Fine Danielle Finkel Sheri Fischbach Glen Flores Nancy Flores Joshua Fogel Shalamar Fragosa Paul Fredlin Cindy Fuentes Yesenia Fuentes Concepcion Gabriel Pamela Gabriel Gillian Ginsberg Jared Gordon Gregory Giroux Jami Grayer Gustavo Guerrero Erika Guitron Renee Gustafson Erika Guitierrez Ruth Guitierrez Tamara Haber Augo Harris Annesey Harvey James Haynes Veronica Hernandez Ana Herrera Eliah Hersh John Houlton Aaron Hudis Cory Hurwitz Tamy Huynh Jennifer Ignico Lauren Imerman Dannvil Jackson Nehemiah Jacques Wendell Jenkins Gregory Jimenez Brooke Johnson James Johnson Jennifer Johnson Ryan Johnson Lashonda Jones Brian Joseph Roxana Kabiri Jamie Kambic M ark Kamranfar Kimberly Karpman Nikki Kaufman Jodie Kelman Terri Kim Noah Kleinman Alicia Konn Eighth grade Faces 135 Matthew Kopelow Mark Krojansky Batya Lahav Darren Langer Tavis Larkham Anthony Law Chong Lee King Lee Jennifer Levy April Lewis Deborah Linden Alejandro Lombardo Michelle Loomis Heather Lopata Mario Lopez Miguel Lopez Shawn Lyon Ralph Marcus Edwin Marin Natasha Marshall Elizabeth Martin Miguel Martinez Teresa McMahon Cynthia Mendez William Menjivar Keith Michaelis Tela Mitchell Pantea Mohajer Alejandro Mojarro Christine Molina Jose Moran Patricia Moreno amVm Caron Morre Loy Morris Stacy Moskowitz Gerard Nartates Danita Nathan Julio Negrete Keith Nemcher Melissa Nishimoto David Parnell Scott Patch Michelle Penfield Mike Peralta Nancy Perez Beth Pesacov Traci Peterson Chris Petrini Tammy Plotnikov Rascheita Power Oscar Ramos Yvonne Ramos Pedram Rashti Seth Ratihn Derek Reisner Rebecca Reynolds Kristen Riley Alejandro Rincon Joshua Rivas Terry Robin Taneka Robinson Elizabeth Rodriguez Ildefoso Rodriguez Janet Rodriguez 136 Eighth grade Faces Tune in to radio stations Everybody listens to the radio, either when they wake up, during the day, or when they fall asleep. The radio is a very popular thing for eighth graders to lis- ten to. Wherever you go you can always see someone with headphones on their ears. A favorite radio station is something that all eighth graders have. From Power 106 to KOST eighth graders love to listen to the radio. Eighth graders listen to every type of music that has ever been invented. They like everything from hard rock to love songs. They listen to every radio sta- tion on every radio they can get their hands on. My favorite radio station is KITS am. I like it because they play really great songs. My fa- vorite kind of song is rock, said Timothy Brashier. The favorite type of music for eighth graders is rock. The sta- tions that play mostly rock are KROQ. Power 106, and KIIS. Other popular kinds of music are funk and punk. I love Power 106. They play great music. I also like Power because the disc jockeys don ' t talk a lot, so they play more mu- sic, said Cindy Fuentes. Many students like Power 1 06 because the disc jockeys tell jokes. Many eighth graders don ' t like these jokes and don ' t think that they are funny. The radio station that I like best is KOST. I really enjoy the music selection. I think that it ' s really good that they don ' t have crude jokes, said Jason Fer- nandez, KOST also has a very good disc jockey who has a real- ly great voice. My favorite kind of songs are love songs. Love songs aren ' t very popu- lar with eighth graders, but some eighth graders do enjoy slow songs. Radio stations play both hard and soft rock. My favorite radio station is KJLH. I like both the hard rock and funk songs. The disc jock- eys also tell really great jokes. KJLH also plays soft rock that I don ' t really enjoy, said Rayann Smith. By Amy Goldring What song does your radio station play the most of- ten? The radio station that I listen to, which is KROQ plays Pride in the Name of Love by U2, said Angel Echavarrin I listen to KFSG. They play my favorite song most often. Love Can Do by Amy Grant. I think that she is the best singer in the whole world, Lisa Smith said. Definitely Wild Thing. KROQ plays that every other second. It makes me sick, said Jung Chee. Tuning In — Michelle Loomis tunes out of the crowd and in to Power 106. She relaxes near room 201 while peo- ple pass her by giving her strange looks as she sings and moves her head to the music. Help me find the station — Sam Des- kin asks his good friends to help him find the radio station KNAC. During nutrition stand by the auditorium lis- tening to the radio, either headphones or on a hand radio. Eighth grade Faces 137 What ' s your idea of the perfect Hal- loween costume? I ' d say a sumo wres- tler. They might look gross but think of how fun it would be to dress up in all that fake fat! said Ju- lia Talavera. A Hari Krishna. Just think, you would go around giving away flow- ers, and instead of getting candy you ' d get money. I wouldn ' t shave my head though. said Seth Ra- tihn. My ideal costume would be a hippy outfit. The flower-power look is really neat. The only part I ' d have trouble with would be the bell bot- toms. said Darren Langer. Lidia Rodriguez Angelica Resales EIGHTH GRADE Fright Night Again! It ' s Halloween night and you ' re home alone. Outside the night is dark and the moon is full and glowing. Off in the distance you hear a wolf howling, and a strong October wind sounds like the shriek of a banshee. Suddenly you sense foot- steps on your front walkway, slowly approaching your house. Sinister knocks on the door signal your doom, and it creaks open to a cry of TRICK OR TREAT!!! Growl! Snarl! H hen ' s lunch? — this beasl gels hungry on Halloween day . . . and not for raw meat! This Werewolf mask was both hot and uncomfortable to wear, but the effect was certainly ter- rifying! The sunglasses were a big help as well. Yes, that ' s what Halloween is all about. Getting candy and getting scared. In the beginning it was called Hallow ' s Eve and the masks worn were to ward off evil spirits, but things have definitely changed! Now Octo- ber is a month for thrills and chills, ghouls and ghosts, and most importantly candy, candy, candy! Most eighth graders will attest to the fact that getting a pillowcase full of loot is their main goal on the 31st, not scar- ing spirits! I admit it, I ' m only in it for the candy! said Jason Fernan- dez. True, candy is a big part of this holiday, but costumes play a major role as well. Magic shops, department stores, and costume rental stores put forth a horrifying array of rubber and plastic masks. The wolfman mask was a big seller, as were the traditional zombie and vam- pire outfits. This Halloween, however, gave birth to such nightmarish ideas as the melt- ing man and the amphibian , complete with masks and gills respectively. One absolutely re- volting (and extremely expen- sive) mask was called two- face , which featured a tiny face growing off of a larger one! The thing I like the most about Halloween is dressing up in a costume, said Norma Ruiz, who wore a witch cos- tume out of Sleeping Beauty. Despite the candy and chaos of Halloween, this years eighth graders did a great job of keep- ing the Halloween spirit. Spooks galore with a careful parental eye provided for lots of fun and frights this year, and SOCES was into it. By Dan Mayer Where ' d 1 leave my whip? — Tavis Larkham decided on the Indiana Jones look for his costume. Many eighth graders made costumes out of regular clothing and items just lying around the house. What a wav to save! Mark Rothman Zachary Roth Dara Rubin Norma Ruiz Vicki Rzentowski Jeffrey Scapano Marjorie Saltman Ana Sanchez Jose Sanchez Roberto Sanchez Leonor Santis Edward Santos Aaron Schulman Syreeta Sears Jelsa Seid Avani Shah John Shis- Karen Shrira Howard Shure Helen Seifert EHse Silverstein Lisa Smith Rayann Smith Hyun So Marc Spoor Kristen Sialey Tamara Stella Allyson Sternberg Cameron Stewart Ronietra Stewart Misak Tadevossian Sudeep Taksaii Julia Talavera Dashawna Taylor Jennifer Thacker Leslie Thacker Thomas Ann Shelly Thomas Sheniqua Thomas Tammie Ton R amon Torres Christine Trinh Mayan Trivino Pene Urbina Vanesa Vadi Elvia Valdes Loida Vasquez Orlando Velazco Regina Washington Lonny Wayne Mara Weiss Kevin Weissbach Brandon Welch Holly Wetzel John Whetzel Lamont White ■Jancy WigeJ jregolyWilkinson Kim Williams Trisha Williams Chong Ye Jaimee Young Miryam Zermeno Shelby Zidoff Eighth grade Faces 139 7 Peter Adams Ese Akpovi Gabriel Alers Jamie Alexander Maria Alfonso Rebecca Alvarez Farah Alvin Norma Amezcva David Anderson Nicole Angotti Eric Averett Julie Azar Dale Baily Damon Baily James Barboza Kraig Easier Jahala Baugh Joseph Berger Michael Besem Zev Birnbaum Shannon Bishop Ryan Black Dee Blow Shekishia Bolden SEVENTH GRADE Nintendo Sega System Which one do you want? After coming home from school, hooking up the Nintendo or the Sega System and attempting to get a higher score than your recent high score on your favorite game is common to many seventh graders. But often you lose a life on the first level or you start off with not enough points to reach that certain level and reset the whole game over or maybe give your game system a little lickin . The Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System are some of the hottest items today. Such games as R.B.I. Baseball , Double Dragon , After Burner , Fantasy Zone 11 , Mario Bros. 11 , and Shinobi are some of the many games that can be played on these game systems. These games range from $25 to $50 and the systems range from $70 to $90. After I get home from school, I play my Nintendo for at least three hours and some- times don ' t get my homework done. And sometimes I play it so much that I get grounded off it for awhile. But I still play with it anyway, said Jason France. The Nintendo Entertainment System, which came onto the market before the Sega System, has extra equipment which one can buy such as the Nintendo Advantage which features rap- id fire and a slow button. One can also get the Nintendo Pow- er Set which comes with the Power Pad, a mat which one can run on and actually move the character in the games that have to do with running. The Sega Master System like the Nintendo Entertainment System comes with two control- lers and a base system but is unusual because it plays regular cartridges and small hard discs. When one buys a Sega System two games on one cartridge comes free with it, Hang On and Astro Warrior. Every weekend I go to my best friends house and play with his Sega System. My favorite game that he has is Alex Kid in Miracle World and Shinobi. I can get to the jungle level in Alex Kid in Miracle World, said Damien Rosen. My favorite game on the Sega System is Safari Hunt which I play so much that I get grounded for it. My high score so far on Safari Hunt is around 9000 points and I think the Sega System has much better graphics, said Megan Hickey. Bv Kotv Mukasa X 140 Seventh grade Faces Gustavo Bone Amilcar Bonilla Carlos Bonilla Jennifer Booska Theresa Braverman James Brewer Steve Briones Thurman Brown Nahtahna Cabanes La Derica Cameron John Canada Jeffrey Cannon Etelgive Castillo Oscar Castillo Angela Cesser Michelle Chang Myron Chang John Christy Justin Chuvichien Brad Cody Lauren Coleman Annette Collins Eric Corpino Lourdes Cuyun How long do you play your favorite game and why? My favorite game is ' Life Force ' . I play two times a day which takes me about two hours be- cause I can easily beat it with or without a code. I also play it because I am usually depressed or mad about school and blasting and destroying things [in the game] make me feel better. It is also my favor- ite game because it makes the biggest explosions too, said Scott Iblings. My favorite game is ' Ice Hockey which I play with my brother for about an hour a day. I like this game because it ' s exciting and I always win, said Amie Rasking. I ' m bored of this game — Jeff Niema ejects R.C. ' Pro-Am ' and is ready to load Top Gun into his Nintendo which he had for about a year and a half now. One of his favorite game is ' Mike Ty- son ' s Punch Out ' . Seventh grade Faces 141 Paul Daher Yinka Dallas Monique Davidson Christopher De Dios Christie Del Castillo Nestor Deleon Tu Diep Cintia Difrieri Sumeet Dixit Casey Dodge Jason Dukes Sedrak Ekimyan Yvette El-Tobgy Joshua Elias Jon Emaus Tania Escamilla Ruth Escoto Kenneth Ferranti Marina Filipelli Marie Florendo Heatherdawn Flowers Ian Fontenot Michelle Footlik Justin Foster Jason France Monique Franklin Svetlana Gaisinsky Jose Galdamez Jacqueline Galeano Beth Galimidi Jacqueline Garcia Jose Garcia How does it feel now that you are in P.E.? Oh, I don ' t know, better than Math and English. I like the girls, said Jesus Lopez ' i don ' t like to get dressed in front of other people, said Al- vin Thompson. Too much work! moaned Susie Montegue. I like L.A.P.E. better. No dress, Mike Besem. There are some good points to P.E. I just dislike playing one sport at a time, said Julie Jo- seph. I enjoy the weight room, said David Martinez. It ' s a lot better now because I don ' t have to worry about homework in P.E. class, said Yinka Dallas. 142 Seventh grade Faces Natalie Gavrilman Karim Gladden Bryan Godinez Milena Goldenberg Alexandra Gomez Damian Goodman Anna Goplen Evin Grant Aaron Grayson Caren Green Kirpal Grewal Rigoberto Guzman Amirreza Habibi Jason Halpern Marya Hameed Jennifer Hanan James Heard Maria Hernandez Myrena Hernandez Elan Hersh Megan Hickey Akia Hicks Tolani Holmes Shakeema Hooper Todd Hornsby Gregory Huber David Hyman Scott Iblings Hideo Igawa Angela Irigoyen Tirzah Jackson Tomasine Jackson SEVE NTH GRADE '  • We soak up lots of pain All seventh graders taking Physical Education for the first time can all agree on one thing, it is different. They no longer have to sit in class for half the period and there ' s more exercises involved. Each student is issued a gym locker for the sole purpose of having to dress appropriately for the long vigorous exercise in store for them. Most insist definitely that it serves no purpose. Hustle. Hustle . . . dribbling the ball down the court, one can feel the intensi- ty between these two young athletes, as Shane Sian defends his basket from Jon Emaus. but to no avail! Jon scored, ultimately winning the game. I losh, I hope I ' m not tardy . . just get- ing into the locker room. Eric ,4verett ushes to finish dressing so that he isn ' t narked tardy. It turned out he was tar- ly anyway, he couldn ' t make it on time. The calisthenics which con- sists of the windmills, cherry pick-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups are done to develop a stronger trim body. It is also done to loosen the tight muscles so that when playing or running around they don ' t injure their bodily parts too seriously. It ' s great now because we no longer stay in class for half the period and we have more play time. said Stuart Shine. Quite often, this kind of en- thusiasm is not shared by all. It ' s hard because we have to exercise so much! complained Vicki White. It takes some adjusting, to have to dress in time and come out to the field before they are considered tardy. Many seventh graders acquire certain nega- tive feelings towards dressing. I ' m forced to wear the P.E. uniform and I really don ' t like the idea too much! said Gabri- el Alers. In spite of their numerous complaints it ' s the rule under which they are governed by. Unable to comply with these rules often result in a devastat- ing or an unsatisfactory grade in the class. This is the stage in their life in which they finally feel grown up. It ' s different now because we no longer have to do home- work in P.E. I feel more grown up now and more important be- cause I ' m dressing with the older kids. said Jason Pivnik. It ' s all part of growing up and takes some adapting to. They ' re small fishes in a big pond and before long they ' ll be the big fishes. Bv Steve Bao Seventh grade Faces 143 Amy Jenkins Panache Jenkins Keven Joel Shawn Jones Julie Joseph Flora Juarez Richard Kabbe Adam Kaidin Deanna Kakassy Regina Karns Ricky Khawaja Joseph Kirkendoll Leah Kirshbaum Eugene Klochkov Michael Lamey Edward Laufer Amy Lee Amy Lester Roberta Leverette Brittany Lichtig William Logan Nicole Long Jesus Lopez Oscar Lorenzano Leigh Lubin Crystal Marshall Allen Martinez David Martinez Jose Martinez Jane Matsuba Jason Matsuki Andrew Matzkin SEVENTH GRADE Growing up in the world One of the most important events in a seventh graders mind is becoming a teen- ager. Though seventh graders may have dreams of becoming one. however they don ' t know how they are going to feel. Are they going to feel totally different on their birthday or is it just going to be another number. When 1 become a teenager I think it will be different, I think I will be changing inside. Also becoming a teenager, people will treat me like I ' m older and I like that, said David Anderson a seventh grader. For someone of the Jewish re- ligion one of the most important times in a child ' s life is when they become thirteen. After they become thirteen there is a ceremony called a Bat Mitzvah or a Bar Mitzvah and the boy or girl will have become a man or woman in the eyes of the tem- ple. I am excited about having my Bat Mitzvah because you get to go to Hebrew school and learn the Jewish language. But if you are lucky you will get to go to Israel Marjorie Saltman. Some kids are so excited about becoming a teenager they don ' t know what to expect; it ' s just the title teenagers that they love. My teen years will hopefully, be the best years of my life, and I ' m really looking forward to becoming one. I think it will be great because it will be more a part of the com- munity, said Thomas Sobel- man. When you reach that magical age of the teens are your par- ents going to treat you like you ' re older, and are they going to let you have more privileges than you had before. Maybe they are not going to change at all. When I get to be a teenager it will make me feel more ma- ture and hopefully I will get to have more privileges. This means I get to go more places with friends, said Skeshia Bol- den. By Chris Giroux Yes, I am almost thirteen — Chris Rooks walking to his next class in the lunch area, trying lo stay coot at all times. Move inhere — Kicking back in the back of the class room. This soon to be teenager is already practicing to be one herself. 144 Seventh grade Faces Raidis Mayoa Lamechia McDermott Daina McKee Maria Medina Brandon Methenitis Carlos Miranda Howard Molina Guadalupe Monsalvo Susannah Montague Rony Moran Lourdes Moreno Lisa Morris Mercedes Murdock Shanna Murray Jeffrey Neima Evan Newhouse Elan Newman Derrick Norton Timothy Norton Isabel Ojeda Jason Okurake Edward Olivares Sonia Olivas Monica Ortiz Gerardo Padilla Jeffery Palmer Janette Penfield Roxana Pereira Martin Perez Aarona Pichinson Jason Pivink Is becoming a teenager going to change your life? I think there are going to be a lot of changes. I am going to be able to do a lot more, such as go to dif- ferent places and staying out later at night. It will be a lot of fun, Brittany Lichtig I think I will have more freedom to places I want to attend and prob- ably get in more fights with my parents. It will also be hard to make my own decisions without my parent ' s help, Nicole Angott Seventh grade Faces 145 Kacie Plouff Gregory Podell Donny Polanco Christina Radish Matilda Ramirez Helen Ramos Amie Raskin Stephanie Raymer Arthur Rodgers Michael Rodriguez Marisa Roiz Allison Rona Christopher Rooks Damien Rosen Subiru Ross Harvey Sahagun Shane Saiyan Roberto Salvador Jose Sanchez Sandra Sanchez Matthew Schwartz Douglas Segoviaz Danielle Serlin Mike Shaktah SEVENTH GRADE English, art and social studies: humanities core The Core program is a new addition to the schools enriched system, it is a magnet program within a magnet program, said seventh grade counselor, Ms. Purdy, who was extremely excited about having this program. Putting i t into effect, she and three other teachers had previously applied for funds to begin such a program for the ninth grade, but was denied due to funding problems available for them. When this opportunity came knocking at our door step. Dr. Brent, Mrs. Hymes, and myself were more than willing to have this program to offer to the younger students, namely the seventh graders, Ms. Purdy added. The goals of this program are to raise students ' expectations and increase their learning po- tential. To broaden their horizons whose young minds thirst for knowledge. To bring forth an awareness of the world around them, its cultures, its literature and as stated in the Memoran- dum in which Mrs. Hymes re- ceived from the District, giving a brief outline on the program. The program is comprised of three classes taught on B days. Lands and People (Histo- ry) is taught by Mrs. Hostler, English taught by Mrs. Nissen, and Art taught by Mrs. Bray- brooks. In the sixth grade, 30 stu- dents were distinguishly hand- picked by Ms. Purdy herself. Qualifications to enter this pro- gram was based on the students ability to perform academically better than other students be- cause they were gifted. I felt so special because out of everyone in my class, I was among one of them to be picked for this program. said Janette Penfield. Students in the Humanities core classes for the most part have all three classes together which to most include honors science and honors math. An example of how the pro- gram is if the students were learning about China in History class, they would learn about their language and literature, and poetry in English. In Art they would learn about Chinese art. The three teachers get to- gether to collaborate on their lessons and plan their schedule for what they intend to teach the students. I feel so honored and so do my parents because they chose me for this class. Nicole An- gotti. By Steve Bao In any event . Students Stuart Shine, Jennifer Yale. Leigh Luben. Lisa Mor- ris and Kacie Plouff study their history for the Core Humanities program. They find that the library provides them with the information for this hon- ors class. That ' s not how you draw it . . . Amie Baskin and Sicole .Angotti. make fun of their friend who just can ' t seem to get the picture. They continue teasing her because she can ' t draw the fish cor- rectly. ' ' W Tiffany Shepard Stuart Shine Alex Shukhman Daanyill Siglar Jason Skinder Keith Smith Tyrone Spears Joshua Spincic Allison Student Samia Sweiss Jennifer Switzky Joel Sy Alvin Thompson Jason Trevizo Sandra Trinidad Kattya Valdes Jorge Vera Rebecca Vogel Rayonne Vossough Vannesa Wegman Samantha Welter Lee White Victoria White Christopher Woolman Jennifer Yale How did you feel when you were se- lected for Core? It ' s a bit repetitive be- cause we have all five classes together but it ' s fun, said Deanna Kakassy I didn ' t want to get into it because I wanted Art. But I felt special because it meant I was smart. said Jason Okutake. ! felt pressured getting into it. I knew I had to work a great deal harder, said Me- gan Hickey. Seventh grade Faces 147 SIXTH GRADE Money is a thing I want and is what I really need Some feel that in order to be happy money is necessary. Even those who get an allowance are not satisfied because there are so many things they want to buy. I get anywhere from two to ten dollars a week depending on the chores I get done. I wish they would give me more but it ' s ok because I save it to buy some- thing special, Lusine Lalabekyan said. I Everyone needs money and sixth graders graduating from elementary school and entering Junior High want more of it, or at least some of it. I don ' t get an allowance but I would like to get at least ten dollars a week so then I could buy clothes I want for me, Sandra Flores said. How much money a student gets depends on their parents. Therefore everyone gets a dif- ferent amount for different rea- sons. I get seven to ten dollars a Abby Aaronson Ali Akbar Poneh Akbari Tracy Alexander Natasha Alford Alon Aloni Fabian Alston Alyson Angotti Gabriel Axarlian Travis Bailey Graham Baily Didi Bei Danielle Bergen Raffi Berko Ty Bickel Rachel Blumenberg Michael Bock Justin Bonney Marlon Brennan Kizzie Bridges Tony Brimer Chereese Brown Kenyetla Brown Ivette Buitrago Christopher Bulpitt Jesse Caid Felicia Cano Joseph Carnes Luis Carrillo Brenda Castrejon Alma Castro Tyla Catena week it depends on the chores I get done. I always save it until I have enough to buy something nice, Heather Medeinos said. I get five to six dollars a week and I ' m very satisfied with how much I get. I usually save it up to buy Nintendo car- tridges, Harry Galstian said. Some students don ' t get an allowance and even though they would like to get some money it doesn ' t affect them. I don ' t get an allowance and I think my parents are abit un- fair, but I ' m doing jus fine without it, Jackie Rosales said. There are some students that are satisfied with how much allowance they get from their parents. They usually spend their money on different things every week. I get twenty dollars a week for allowance from my parents. I spend it on clothes, food, going out, etc, Cindy Lee said. The money makers of tomor- row are the spenders of today. By Heidi Lazo Time to pay -up honey — Michael Bock is happy that his friends are finally paying him all the money they ' ve bor- rowed. Some are willing to share their money with others as long as they are payed back. I ' m in the money — Benjamin Chazen tells his friends that lunch is on him today. Even if it ' s to impress friends or to be nice and treat them to something it takes money. For some this was their first year getting an allowance. 148 Sixth grade Faces If you found one-hun- dred dollars what would you buy? I would buy stuff for my skateboard, shoes, and candy, Chris Bulpitt said. I ' d buy clothes, shoes and jewelry, Amelia Ruiz said. I ' d buy clothes for my- self, a phone and jewelry for my friends, Jesus Reynoso said. I ' d buy clothes, jewel- ry and teddy bears, Kar- la Sanchez said. A lot of clothes, get my hair done, my nails or go on a shopping spree for Christmas gifts, Quiana Taylor said. Hugo Chacon Brandon Chavez Benjamin Chazen Molhe Chazen Ji Choe Teresa Chow Daniel Cipriotti Tabitha Coleman bull , Carla Conner Laurent Corson . David Cortez Eviana Colon Amy Crawford Frank Cremona Chadreama Dandridge Jasmine Davis Eric Delgado Michael Dennis David Devemark Danielle Dias Liz Diaz Shalini Dixit Shane Du Bois Galynne Duly David Dushane Daniel Echavarria Jarad Elderd Dominic Eredia Sascha Escandon Ivette Esparza Reymon Ethnasios Sixth grade Faces 149 SIXTH GRADE To babysit or be babysat Playing tricks, pulling pranks, and simply giving the babysitter a hard time is always on one ' s mind who gets babysat. And on the other hand, some try to avoid these disasters from happening to themselves. This is the main difference between a sixth grader who gets babysat and one who babysits. There is a fine line between the judgement of babysitting and being babysat and sixth graders often fall on this line. Some people define babysit- ting as eating all their food, calling friends on their phone, and just kick back until their parents come back home. Just looking after the child is not enough when you babysit but taking full responsibility of the child because the child ' s par- ents depend on you. I babysit my cousin every other Saturday because her mother works pretty late, so I have to keep her entertained by taking her to the local park, to some stores, let her watch T.V., things to make her happy. I usu- ally get paid ten dollars every Thomas Evans Angel Figueroa Hilary Filloon Marlon Fisher Francisco Flores Sandra Flores Shana Fuller Zuleyma Galdomez Harry Galstian ; Joanna Ganz Jovita Garay Joseph Gilmore Erik Gonzalez Lucy Gonzalez Elizabeth Gordon Elena Grant Rasheda Green Rajvir Grewal Michelle Griffin Michelle Guadagno Gabriel Guillen Maya Hagege Zuhra Hameed Adrian Hammers Wendy Hermosillo Adolfo Hernandez Cathrine Hudis Kyung Hwang Nicole Jackson Ryan Jesena Anabel Juarez Daniel Juarez time I babysit, said Ayesha Munir. Babysitters often treat you differently from person to per- son. Some may be very strict about the rules, some may be very sensitive and nice, and some just might not care at all about you. My mom and dad work so I get babysitted often. My baby- sitter is very nice because she buys me anything, from food to toys. She even got me a Nin- tendo! See, my babysitter has no kids and so she thinks of me as her own daughter. I still think I ' m old enough to take care of myself though, said Fa- tima Marenco. The way you treat a child when you babysit varies from kid to kid because some are very rambunctious and voluble while some are as quiet as a rock. I babysit my niece and nephew on weekends for about three hours. I love my niece, she is sweet and quiet but my neph- ew is a brat. He gets food from the kitchen and throws it be- hind the couch. He also spreads cereal all over the table for no reason, said Tracy Alexander. By Koty Mukasa Would you rather be babysitting or be babysat and why? I would rather have someone babysit me be- cause the babysitter lets you do anything you want to do, said Alyson An- gotti- I ' d rather babysit be- cause it is a responsibility you take to show that you are mature enough and ready to take the next step in a job that has to do with responsibility, said Eva- lynne Moyo. I think it would be ba- bysat because you get to do anything such as watching the T.V. real late or calling your friends, said Jesus Reyn- oso. 150 Sixth grade Faces This is easy — Narman Murtaza watches T. V. and wails for one of his parents to come home as he babysits his little brother. All I have to do is make sure he doesn ' t get hurt, said Narman. Neal Karchem Rachel Katz Ryan Kellis James Kennedy Borzoy Khanverdi Steve Kim Sun Young Kim Sean Kohlmeier Ayelet Lahav Lusine Lalabekyan Trisha Langer Lars Larsen Brian Laskey Henry Lau Steve Lavi Sorin Lazar Sarah Le Roy Charles Lee Cindy Lee Sunny Lee Suzy Lee Virginia Levasseur Vanessa Linares Ben Lindsey r Sixth grade Faces 151 SIXTH GRADE Kids just want to have fun during lunch It could be anything from drinking soda pop from baby bottles or passing or- anges under your neck, but leadership activities at the center circle are main events for sixth graders. I like competing in leadership events because its fun and interesting. I also like the competition against other people especially when they are better than me, be- cause then it gets to be more challenging. I think that if it is more challenging then it is more fun, said Lakeisha Lockhart. What is almost as fun as competing in leadership events, is watching your friends up on center circle, doing fun and em- barrassing things like the or- ange pass. I like going to leadership ac- tivities because they are fun. I also like watching my friends perform on stage. Especially when my best friend had to do the orange pass with the boy that she liked, said Dana Ber- gan. Another leadership event that attracts kids of all ages es- pecially the sixth graders are the dances. Joanna Litt Chanice Lockhart Lakeisha Lockhart Dawanna Lopez Lina Lopez Malcolm LyonsHnoore Fatima Marei{g) Maria Martinez Heather Medeiros Elektor Michigan Onekia Mitchell Donald Montgomery l ellie Montgomery Gabriel Montufar Selena Mooney p Mynor Moreno Evalynne Moyo Ayesha Munir Narman Murtaza , Eddie Navarro Abraham Nobel Christian Ocegueda Scott Ogus Maricela Ojeda They are enjoyable and they are fun and exciting. It is one of the only places besides the PE field that you can not do inside your classes. I also like going to the lunch dances and, I can ' t wait until I can go to the night dances. I also like going to the dances because I get to see the older kids dance and that ' s how I learn to do more dances, said Kathy Hudis. One of the most important things that the leadership ac- tivities let you do is to just act crazy and be yourself. Since sixth graders want to act crazy. This is one of the only times during school they can do this without getting into trouble. I like leadership activities because I can be with my friends and act crazy. I also like acting crazy at leadership ac- tivities because we are not al- lowed to do it in the classroom. I also like leadership activities because we also get to play around on the grass, said Ta- bitha Coleman. So if there are more leader- ship activities for the sixth graders to have fun at there will be less confusion in the class- rooms. ) 152 Sixth grade Faces What do you like the most about leadership activi- The most I like about eadership activities is be- cause you talk about the events and you play them to. and it ' s fun, Elector Michign. Like art contests the most, but the rest is okay to me, Fatima Marenco. I like the contests that they put on the center cir- cle, and some of the dances, and the holiday grams. Allison Wilson. Look like fun — to be in a leadership aclivily is a honor. Especially to be in a hilarious event like the thread a spoon and make your friends look ridiculous. Matthew Orkin Lindsay Orton Anita Painter Harry Park Lisa Patterson Katrina Paul Rebecca Peralta Armando Perez Claudia Perez Marien Perez Erica Peters Franko Piskulich Tamara Pond Joshua Pressman Ryan Pringle Rami Rabie Miguel Ramirez Jesus Reynoso Michael Ridgeway Van Delft Magi Robles Robert Rollins Jacqueli ne Rosales Bryan Rosenberg Sixth Grade Faces 153 SIXTH GRADE Everyone needs some body to have and hold Everyone needs someone to look up to. For girls, maybe they want to be just like Madonna or dream of someday standing at the alter with Rob Lowe. Some boys could only dream of surfing with Tom Curren or getting to kiss Heather Thomas. No matter who the idol is they give something for their fans to strive for as they are growing up. Oh no — The wind just won ' t stop blowing and Tamara Pond tries to save her posters of Chad Allen. Debbie Gib- son and Tiffany before they are blown away never to be seen again. Visions of sugar plums no longer dance in 6th graders heads. Now their dreams are filled with Hollywood stars and characters from books. Every- one has that one person in their lives or dreams that inspires them. From rock to sports stars the figures of success are always admired. Even characters in books can be idols. I go to sleep at night hoping that I will wake up looking the way I imagined Jessica, in playing with fire, a Sweet Valley high book. Gabriel Rossman Oscar Salas Karla Sanchez Kimberly Sanders Carlos Sandoval Roberto Sandoval Piper Severance Aviva Shallom Wendy Shelton Engina Silva Tiffany Snyder Brian Spoor Shana Starkand Laura Stein Carolyn Suh Stephanie Tanowitz Qiana Taylor Benjamin Tenn Chi Thach Chelsea Tippit Kathryn Tschumper Mandy Vado Marquise Vance La Kaiya Ward If you ' re a 12 year old boy chances are you won ' t care for Sweet Valley high books but would flip over a poster of a blonde laying on a Ferrari. With boys it doesn ' t stop being googoo-eyed over girls. Skaters and surfers like to cut out pic- tures of the people who compete in their sport. Hopefully some day I will have just as many people looking up to me as my favorite skater, Tony Hawk, said Tony Brimer 6th grader. To show how much they like their stars, they display the pic- tures of them in every possible spot, walls, lockers, notebooks, anywhere and everywhere. The walls in my room are cov- ered with pictures I have cut out of the Big Bopper and Teen magazine. I love being sur- rounded by the stars, Wendy Sheldon, 6th grader said. With any luck the goal of be- ing like that idol that is admired so much will not stop at the dream but become a reality. Who is your idol? I love the way Debbie Gibson dresses. I wish I had a wardrobe like hers. If I did, I would look bet- ter than any of my friends, said Wendy Shel- don 154 Sixth grade Faces WiHSBBWP l The best is everywhere — Debbie Gib- son and Tiffany are the most popular with the girls. They all want to be like them and show it by putting their pic- tures everywhere they can think of. Donald Warner Luke Weaver Colleen Williams Allison Wilson Felisa Wright Aisha Young Jennifer Zacuto Carlos Zallo Sixth grade Faces 155 - v y - - - ' VnU . -J ' Houman Akhavah-s Darryl Albrecht Amity Anderson Darron Anderson ' Monica Arroyo Jason Ascencio Carol A velar • Nicolas Avlas Rebecca Bair Michelle Baker Rosa Barriere - Bryan Barrozo Stephanie Bautista - Jazman Bennett Kate Beylin Shannon Bibbero Jamal Bilal Joel Blazek Rachel Boiler Gabrielle Bouzon Brett Bullock Rachel Byer Kahlil Caddell Roice Choi ■ ' i ' Charles ChumrleX Nicoya Clark , Christine Coleman Kimberly Contreras , Leo Corson Daniel Cruz James Davis Shanika Delouth ' x f ' (K{ Michelle Deul ' Drew Devine Stephanie Devine Sergio Diaz Joeseph Done Murville Douglas Michael Duff Eric Eisner Daisy Escobar Helene Escobar Allen Estrada Jill Estronick ' Zachary Ferranti ' Kristen Feuer ' Michael Frederich - Janet Friedman Jose Fuentes Avi Galili ,-B«jgke Galmidi Tony Gomez Suzanne Gordon Lee Gronkiewicz Jeffrey Gorlick Coreen Gravning V Patrick Green Aimee Hanson Marcia Harrison Thomas Hastings Keisha Haywood amie Henderson Edgar Hernandez A « ( ' fe i 9 B H 156 Fifth grade Faces If you could make a cartoon, what would it be? If I could make a cartoon of my own it would be about little foxes. They would be good characters in a comedy. I picture them with good senses of humor, said How- ard Seaman. I ' d make mine about ex- tra-terrestrials. They would look like humans but would have special powers like be- ing able to fly. The police would be after them all the time, said Lee Griewicz. FIFTH GRADE Saturday? Cartoon day! It ' s bright, sunny Saturday morning and you ' ve just awaken from a night of slumber. It ' s a perfect day for baseball! For playing with friends! For running around in the fresh air! Why. this morning you could do just about anything! But then again . . . you wouldn ' t want to miss Pee Wee ' s playhouse or Garfield . . . ah what the heck! Let ' s sit around and watch television! Saturday mornings are re- served for cartoons! Cartoon Comparison — Fifth graders Stephanie Baulista. Manoj Karnani. Dan- ' el Shea, Roice Choi, Michele Deul. and Lee Gronkiewicz discuss their favorite car- ' oon characters during a class break. Sat- urday morning shows were as funny and ■yopular as ever this year. Yes. let s face it. Most fifth graders spend every Saturday with their eyes glued to TV sets. Cartoons such as Alf, The New Ghost Busters, the Smurfs, and Gummi Bears have become the most popular form of Saturday morning en- tertainment. With the VCR craze currently happening, some kids even tape their fa- vorite shows! When all of this is considered, one question comes to mind. Why? I watch cartoons because it ' s fun. It ' s pretty much all I do on Saturdays. I like to laugh! was Charles Chumly ' s reply. Most fifth graders watch about three hours of cartoons every Saturday, from about 7:30 when they wake up to around 11:00 when the car- toons end. The primary attrac- tion of cartoons lies in their ability to tickle the funny- bone. Everybody enjoys a good laugh, and what better way to wake up? The comedy element is not the only thing kids like, however. There are many oth- er important aspects. I like all the colors and the way things look. I also like the way they sound, said Carol Avalar. Comedians aren ' t the only cartoons out there, either. Lately, action cartoons have become more and more promi- nent. Old action shows such as Mighty Mouse and Superman are making a comeback, and new ones like Ghostbusters are turning into big hits. Who would have heard of ecto- plasm ' ten years ago? New characters such as the Gummi Bears and Chipmunks are teaming up with old standards like popeye and Bugs Bunny to make this an action packed season with plenty of giggles. By Dan Mayer. Fifth grade 1 C ' T Faces 13 Norma Hernandez Zachery Hobson Jocelyn Hoffman yX Andrea Hook Corey Hornsby Balazs Horvath Amanda Howard Candice Inn i fMj v Evaq HKins SaraB- ' fCaber Manoj Karnani Asher Kaufman Christopher Keim Geoffrey Keyser Lubov Kilimnik Antonya Killebrew Megan Ki rkendoU C Bra ndon KTarb . Brad Klem ' v v Kevin Kleinrock Wakeelah Lawson Julia Lee Nicholas _ ■ ' Andrew Liao S jdy nfszY6 Stacey Loomis J oie Lo pe Qose Lope?) Mi uel Macias . (pscar Maldo aa Raven Mansker Paul Martin Elvis Martinez ' ; uiiiUaiU MartTQ z ln ih Mathr Aaron Matzkin . Craig Mellinger Ruben Men doza X fortmo MenesBS P Frandear Miller V Rebecca Molina 7 ' Diana Moreno A Waiel Nada Marie Nakano K Nicole Norton Aron Nunez Marcelina Olivas - Brandi Patterson Pamela Peacher ■ Eric Podell Cheryl Porter N Alison Quan Eugui Ramos . Daryl Rane N Meiray Ravid Jennifer Raymer y Jaquelme Recunos ' Chamarko Ridgeway ■ Jobb Riehm Douglas Riley Steven Rolhman Panta Rouhani Venous Sadr-Arhami Edger Sahagun 158 Fifth grade Faces There is no frigate like a book, — Emily Dickenson. — Michelle Deul is now in a world of her own surrounded by images in her mind placed there by letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs from the pages of her favorite book. FIFTH GRADE Reading is entertaining When one reaches high school and college, reading has become a way of life. Some of these students complain that reading is pointless, boring, and pleasure- less. Fifth graders do not view reading as a boring task. To fifth grade stu- dents, books are more than a mandatory reading assignment given by teachers to increase one ' s homework load. Books have become a valued source of enter- tainment and enjoyment to fifth grade students. From A-Z — Whether it ' s an adventure story, mystery, or comedy, each book pro- vides a fifth grader with their own source of entertainment. Reading, is beneficial to students because it alerts their mind and increases their vocabulary and spelling skills. In fifth grade one develops an appreciation for literature and an awareness of themes which seem to be interest- ing. One ' s favorite book may be the stereotypical fifth grade favorite Charlotte ' s Web. I like it because it ' s inter- esting to read because this girl tries to keep a pig from getting killed and tries to raise it and her father tells her to sell the pig and enters him in the coun- ty fair and won first prize. A spider that helped him all the way dies at the end it ' s really sad, said Natalie Vasser. Mystery, action and in- trigue are themes which cap- ture a fifth grade audience. ' ' Harry Houdini is my fa- vorite book because it ' s about this guy who does lots of magic tricks and he can get out of chains with his hands tied be- hind his back, said Howard Seaman. Doll House Murders is my favorite because it ' s about a girl named Amy. She goes to her aunts house and she cleans « ■•R KSifca out the garage. Amy sees a doll ' s house and likes it. When her aunt was thirteen she got the doll ' s house for her birth- day but she thought she was too old for it. I don ' t know what ' s going to happen yet, I haven ' t finished it, said Re- becca Molina. Fifth graders may not be reading the works of William Shakespeare, but they are reading. Reading skills will later benefit them in high school and college. By Lea Ja asins.he From all the books you ' ve read, which one do you like the most and why is it your favorite? Paul Bunion, it ' s fun to read, said Vanderbelt Thompson. All the Har- dy Boys books because I like mysteries, said Chad Silverstein. The Trumpet of the Swan, it ' s exciting, said Eric Eisner. Old Yeller. it ' s exciting, said Drew De- vine. Curious George bt- cause he has lots of adven- tures, said Jeffrey Gore- lick. Fifth grade Faces 159 ■ a -. Jennifer Sailer Rodolfo Sanchez Stephanie Scheff Julie Schwartz Howard Seaman Nicholas Shaheen Mai a Shani u3ra STiaveP Daniel Shea Daniel Shiener Yury Shenon Amita Shenoy Bobby Sherrell Ileana Shevlin Anel Sierra Chad Silverstien Staci Simoff - Rachel Smith ! Natasha Stephan Kenya Stewart Silencer Stone rc- ' iii-C.-rt .. -fepftrntnomias-Jilia Kemia Thomas Vanderbilt Thompson ' Wendy Tobar ;| Chiquita Twyman N Michelle Vasquez . S ' Natalya Vasser Patricia Vichez Danny Vitale ' - — . ' Shanelle Wallace Matthew Wayne Adam Weber Scott Wiengarten Jennifer Weitzman V Michael Williams , Hanifa Woodbury Divita Wright Nat Yangsamran Alexander Zabala Rodolfo Zermeno bx:if ' f Uv Ahh . . . relaxation — Lying down on the cushiony couch directly in front of the T.V., Jason Ascencio watches the Monday Night football game in comfort as the Mi- ami Dolphins defeat the Cleveland Browns 38 to 31. 160 Fifth grade Faces FIFTH GRADE Television after school First you kick the door open and throw your books self something to eat and throw yourself on the couch. When you turn the television on, you open a whole new from Mister Ed to Geraldo to MTV. These and many ifter school from 3:30 until 6:00 in the evening. After hitting the books from 8:00 in the morning to 3:10 in the afternoon, fifth graders come home exhausted and wea- ry. Kicking back in front of the T.V. to watch the variety of cartoon reruns is what they do for relaxation. As soon as I get home at around 3:55, 1 walk my dog and lo my homework till 5:30. Then [ watch the television for awhile until it ' s dinner time, said Ja- mal Bilal. Dennis the Menace , ' Punky Brewster , The Chip- Tiunks , Black Beauty , Sil- er Spoons , Ducktales , Small Wonder , Diffrent Strokes , Facts of Life , and Webster are most of the shows that are on after school. Mainly on Channel 5, 11, and 13. I get home around 4:10 to 4:20 and I watch ' Ducktales ' and ' Small Wonder ' on Chan- nel 1 1 from 4:30. Then I watch ' Webster ' from 5:30 on Chan- nel 13, said Adolfo Zermeno. Watching television after school is a good means of reliev- ing stress and some fifth grad- ers admit that ' s all they do after school. I watch T.V. for about 4 aside. Then you get your- in front of the television, world that has everything other T. V. shows are on hours and watch shows like ' Cosby Show ' and ' Webster ' until it ' s dinner time. Then I watch T.V. again until I fall asleep, said Adam Weber. Although many parents state that todays T.V. gives a bad in- fluence to many children, some fifth graders don ' t really think it does and some don ' t really care. I think parents are wrong about ' Trash T.V. ' . They should consider our point of view. Some T.V. is worthwhile, said Andy Lifszye. By Koty Mukasa What do you watch first when you get home? I watch ' Ducktales ' and ' Dennis the Menace ' because they both make you laugh. I like ' Duck- tales ' because of that one duck [Launchpad] who crashes everytime and I like ' Dennis the Menace ' because he brings trouble to anyone he ' s with, said Elvis Martinez. I always watch the lo- cal news. It informs me with what is going on and the weather forecast. Then I watch ' Fun House ' because it ' s a cool game for kids, said Stephanie Devine. I watch MTV because I like music and music videos, said Yury Shenon. Homework and T.V. don ' t mix — To Michelle Deul, This rule often told by strict parents is ignored as she finishes up her fifth grade honors math home- work and watches Ducktales at the same lime. Fifth grade 1 1 Faces 1 O 1 Michael Aguayo ; Jessica AguirTl a minaAhmatt;) JosH AtExander Pardis Amiri Pouya Amiri Julio Benavides Hilary Boretz Rudy Boroomand Whitney Boyle Lauren Brooks Cassandra Burt Kristopher Burtoft Sherwin Carballo Leslie Carranza Jason Casteen Young Chang Erica Chuvichien David Contreras Gil Corber Peggy Dela Cruz Tiffany Demery Juan Diaz Christian Dodge Keyausha Dupree Rachel Eisner Fatima Erazo Darrel Evans Maral Farsi Michelle Feigelson Parham Fereydouny Andre Fields What badge are you most proud of and why? The badge I am most proud of is the one for CPR. They brought in dolls and we learned how to give mouth to mouth re- suscitation, said Erica Chuvi- chien. The music lovers badge which is a merits badge. We went on several field trips and did six different things to earn it. We made an instrument, learned four songs, folk dance and we played and sang songs. I like it because I enjoy music, said Jenny Geffner. The Pet Care badge because I love animals very much! said Cassie Burt. 162 Fourth grade Faces Dawa ne Einialer _ffj£Rard_ ]eigher Shaleria Foster Danielle Fowler Dan te Frve dJeborah Garcia Vincent Garcia Jenny Geffner Danielle Jacobson Naila Jahan Gionna J amis on Tavahe jj Julia Jenlci?] lalU JeilBings R2SiJo ephson Yuliis Keaton]? Taemy Kim Diana Lastre Nathanael Leiker imls TilenteU AbbieT EIsky Tncia Lopezl Michael Maiale Ruben Marin FOURTH GRADE Years of experience — the patches tell them all. The patches are worth a thou- sand words, with every patch earned comes weeks of preparation in which one works very hard and diligently in meeting each requirement needed. I ' m so excited — with much enthusi- asm. Amanda Howard and Cassie Burt the requirements needed for the aero- space patch in which they have to learn as much as possible about space in the Planetarium at Griffith Park. Virtues and values of life Picture this, a young boy dressed in a blue uniform with a cap and a yellow bandana around his neck, obviously a Boy Scout, stepping out into the busy street to help an elderly person cross it safely. Or you hear a knocking on your door in the afternoon and upon answering, you view a young girl selling girl scout cookies or calendars to help support their organization. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are well known for doing work to improve their community to make it a better, safer, happier place to dwell in. They not only work to help the elderly but also help the poor and homeless. I like helping people be- cause it makes me feel good, said Meenakshi Singh. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America are a highly prestigious organization known for molding children into lead- ers of tomorrow. It teaches them the virtues and values of life which will remain with them. The virtues in which they learn are that of self-respect and the respect for others. In striving to make the com- munity better, they learn about being responsible. The whole process is a learning experience in which they learn to earn. For most of the fourth graders, earning badges, at first, is not as important as developing a last- ing friendship with one another. Then as time progresses, it be- comes an honor and a race to see who can accomplish the most badges. There are about 100-150 badges. Each symbol- izes something they ' ve learned or must learn to achieve it. Usu- ally there are 10-15 require- ments involved in acquiring these different badges of dis- tinction. For one particular fourth grader it was a matter of family tradition in which he was in- ducted for. I joined because my four older brothers are in it. My par- ents kind o f got me into it. It is a family thing, said Pat Mil- bourne. By Steve Bao Fourth grade Faces 163 Garrett Marks David May Teizo May Jonnette McMurry Brian Menadue Brian Mendez Dustin Meraz Patrick Milbourne Gabriele Mills ( STario Mitcheu N Qiristo£he£ ontano CRojelioMo raTeS Cy alerie Moflmief ,. mritrMpBgE Yannis Nolasco arshail KodrigUez - How long do toys you get for the holidays last? The things I get last about one year. This year I hope to get Nintendo and that will last longer, said Rebecca Taylor. The toys I get last about a day. I play with the things I get so much, that they break. I want them to last longer, but, oh well, Erica Churi- chian said. The things I get usual- ly last about two years, that ' s a long time, said Jamie Lilenfeld. 164 Fourth grade Faces . ' 1 -■, Brent Rosen Amit Runchal Eldwin Truong Sharoa_Vogel Jeath Wagerman LasUzwmresr rtlance Wance r Ulenn waiter Evan Weissman Stacey Winegrad Jason Woolman FOURTH GRADE Mom and Dad, I want . Every fourth grader wants some sort of amazing toy. They rush home and yell, Mom, there ' s this amazing new toy that I really need! The holidays are a time when they might get this new toy. When Cabbage Patch Kids came out I rushed home to tell my mom about them. She asked me how much they cost and when I told her she got me one for Christmas, said Jamie Lilenfeld. Christmas, A time for many presents — Kim Hill was presented with a cuddly teddy bear by her good friend. She thanks him with a gigantic smile and a hug as the fifth period bell rings and she goes to class. It is mine — says Abbie Lookofsky as she struggles for her bag with hands full. Taemy Kim says it ' s hers as they struggle with their mouths for it. Valer- ie Mortimer looks on laughing as they are still fighting. Computers, Cabbage Patch Kids, G.I. Joe, roUerskates and telephones, everything a fourth grader can imagine. From cars to earrings, fourth graders want toys that weren ' t even thought about 20 years ago. They want toys that walk, talk, and trans- form. The three things that I want most for Chanukkah are a ra- dio, a phone, and a colored tele- vision. I want a colored televi- sion because I already have a black and white one and I want to move up in the world, said Abbie Lookofsky. Many fourth graders want things that they know they are not going to get. They want toys that cost hundreds of dollars. Toys are getting more expen- sive as time goes on, such as Le- gos. I want a car for Christmas. I guess that my mom will have to use it until I turn sixteen. That is going to be in seven years, but I can wait. I want it to be a bright, red Corvette, said Taemy Kim. The holiday season is a very important part of life for fourth graders. It is a time for them to get presents that they have been asking for all year. The two things that I want most for the holidays are a leather skirt so I can look cool, and another Cabbage Patch Kid. I already have seven of them but I want another boy, said Michele Feigelson. Many childrens parents start shopping many months in ad- vance. Many parents will only spoil their children this one time during the year. The holidays are a very important time for fourth graders. By Amy Goldr- ing ADMINISTRA TION Dedication, service, a basis for people helping people Dr. Eli Brent has been principal at SOCES since 1979, when the idea of magnet schools first occurred. During his ten years as principal he has innovated many outstanding, exemplary educational practices that have been accepted and imitat- ed by other schools. A helping hand— Mrs. Radin provides information for parents at college night. She is one of the college counsel- ors that help students with admission forms and financial aid. She is the ad- visor of the college peer counselors and helps publish a letter, Aim High , de- signed to help students with college in- formation. In a rare, candid interview. Dr. Brent talked about his life and career. Dr. Brent: I was born in Chica- go and attended public schools there. When I reached the qualifying age, I joined the ser- vice, and served in the 1st caval- ry unit. After I left the service I came to California and enrolled in the University of Southern California. I received my Bach- elors and Masters degree, teaching and administrative credential. I began teaching in the inner-city, and went on to be a vice-principal. Supervisor of Instruction and principal. I be- gan at Sherman Oaks CES on November 19, 1979. Q: Would you be willing to share some of your family back- Earl Banier, Assistant Principal Eli Brent, Principal Vera Clement, Magnet Coordinator Rita Hymes, Head Counselor Vicky Lee, Administrative Dean ground with us? Dr. Brent: I have an older sister who ' s a teacher. Two children, a daughter who ' s also a teacher, and a son who ' s into banking. I have three grandchildren, Mi- chael 1 year, Katlyn 1 ' : years, and Noah 6 months. Q: Did you plan to be a teacher when you were younger, was that your career objective? Dr. Brent: Actually, my wife had plans of being a teacher, and I thought that it sounded pretty good. I ' ve loved every minute of it, I have no regrets. I ' ve enjoyed some parts better than others, but it ' s been mean- ingful and very exciting. I ' m looking at retirement just like most people my age do. I still enjoy students, faculty, and parents. It ' s still a very reward- ing job. Helping those students who need help in getting into the mainstream. Q: What type of changes have you noticed? Dr. Brent: I ' ve noticed good changes, like Mr. Becker mak- ing a basketball team work, I see Ray Schaeffer with the speech and debate, Mrs. Honda with the chorus, Ed Gershon with the decathlon, and all of the teachers who make our school function. I see kids strug- gling and wanting to learn and teachers helping them, that ' s what SOCES is about. People helping people. By Mai Free- man Jeffrey Opeadst CounseloK Ann Petty, Assistant Principal Jaqueline Pu{dy CounseloKZzSy Carol Radin, Coun hr 9-I2I ' i V }A€h 166 Administration Faces s V « Los Angeles Unified School District — - Sherman Oaks CenieFJdrTnmhed-Stu3tes s Street. Reseda, California 1(818) 342-5175 Always helping students — Dr. Eli Breni has dedicated his life to helping students be it as a teacher or administrator. He is always inno- vating new ideas to help students and teachers at our school feel pride. Dare to say no — Dare officers are assigned one semester to a school to help students with information about drugs and why they will not add to your life but subtract everything that you love. LEONARD M BRITTON Supfnntendent of Sckooia DR. ELI BRENT Prindpal PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE Each year we look forward to the future and yet look longingly back to the past. This year is no exception. This year ' s school theme WE CARE has given us hope for the future because the past will show that at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, values, integrity, and caring were an integral part of our school character. We continue to take great pride in our students and staff. It is a tribute to the dedication of all that our school ranks high in academic purpose and achievement. This yearbook along with the past yearbooks record our past and help us provide direction for Che future. I know you join with me in continuing the SOCES promise of Educational Excellence and Human Caring. Sincere U Dr. Eli Brent Principal Administration 1 - Faces 10 Where were you teaching ten years ago? I was sixteen years old ten years ago, said Rondi Eiler. Ten years ago? Palms Jr. High, said Richard Morris. I ' ve been here five years . . . , Compton Com- munity College and Chil- drens Space, a private school in Compton, said Carmen Johnson. I was a student ten years ago I was still in high school, said Mark Wimberley. Linda August — Business Organization. Typing A B Michelle Bartelle — Social Studies. Science. Art S Music Mac Becker — Team Sports Marymar Braybrooks — Painting. .Art Evelyn Brown — English and Communication Skills Cheryl Buchannan — Spanish I. English Greg Delahoussaye — World History. U.S. Government. Economics Rondi Eller — English Robert Fredrick — Science Edward Gershon — U.S. World History. .Academic Decathlon Janet Getzenberg — Library Practice Bud Hazlett — Mathematics Vera Herman — Health. Math Cynthia Hiller — Drama. Play Production. English Sandra Hoffman — English 168 Faculty Faces FACULTY Memories of past years That was then, this is now. Fads and fashions come and go but memories last a lifetime. From the past to the present, teachers have experienced many memorable changes. What was I going to say? — Mr. Ger- shon is on center circle as the coach of the Academic Decathlon. Leadership sponsored a rally for the team to send them off to victory. Mr. Gershon worked long and tireless hours with the team including a weekend retreat. Another V Notice — Mr. Jones, high school science teacher always give his students plenty of notice if their grades are slipping. Think back to 1978, one dec- ade ago. During this particular year Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States. Disco was not yet dead. The punk movement was very much alive. Fads and fashions of ' 78 were made up of a variety of clothing textures and an exten- sive variety of colors. Inclusive of ' 78 ' s fashion was bright, shiny clothing, platform shoes, and bellbottoms. Black Ameri- cans sought to return to their African heritage and imitate the culture. This movement was the revival of the Afro hair- style. Aside from politics, music and fashion, there are other ele- ments which contribute to the remembrance of the past — a teacher ' s memory. While some of today ' s teach- ers were graduating from col- lege, others had already begun their careers. Ten years ago? Ten years ago I was teaching at McKin- ley, said Mrs. Richter. H Hk ' rv 9 % ■V : Teachers are people too! As a person and a teacher one ' s life changes through the years. I ' ve gotten more busy; more responsibility; two children. Ten years ago I didn ' t have any, said Mr. Delahoussaye. Memories are within a per- son but appearance is external and constantly changing. One ' s appearance has changed in the la st ten years, and one may have developed white hair and lots of lines, said Mrs. Braybrooks. 1 Diane Honda — Yearbook. Chorus, Journalism Arlene Horowitz — Ceramics. English. History Susan Hostler — World History. Lands People Cynthia Jacltson — Math. L.4PE Carmen Johnson — Math Richard Johnson — .Hath Design Crafts John Jones — Chemistry. Biology. Physics Linda Kapitz — English. Drawing Painting, Crafts for Kids. Puppetry Donald LaFraniere — A.P.. U.S. History Geography Janice Lambert — English Sue Lee — Math Lisa Lewis — Biology, Health. Peer Counseling Marilyn Lindsay — P.E.. Health. Study Skills Bud Lyndahl — Substitute Dan McDonnel — Life and Bio Science. Health FACULTY In the beginning . . . Since this school started, many teachers have come and gone. The ones who stayed have seen this school grow, and change in personality. Mrs. Nissen and Mrs. Lee started at SOCES at the begin- ning of the school in 1978 at Sherman Oaks Elementary. They have not seen the school change, but have changed their names. Mrs. Lee began as Miss Huey and was married in 1980. Mrs. Nissen changed her name when she married last summer. Both teachers have seen the school grow from a few hundred students to seven times as many. They have seen a change Gloria Mekjian — Lands People. U.S. History Geography Robert Moore — Social Studies, Agriculture Richard Morris — Winds. Keyboard. Orchestra Cathy Nachum — Bio. ( Physical Science. Oceanography Elke Navarro — Geometry, Math Cathy Nissen — English Roni Parker — LAPE Valerie Parker — Spanish 1-4 Marion Pasternack — Math-Basic Algebra Judy Plouff — English Bruce Pugh — LAPE Laurie Ranch — Math, English Shirley Richter — Computer-Orientation Graphics, Reading George Sazani — Physical Science, Intro. Lab Science Ray Schaefer — American Lit., English, Stagecraft, Speech in student attitudes in the last ten years. The kids have gone through a change. The students seem to be less willing to do work. They also don ' t want to do home- work. There is also a negative feeling in them too, said Mrs. Nissen. I feel that the kids used to be more anxious and enthusiastic about school than they are now, and they worked harder, said Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Lee has always taught elementary and lower grades high math. She has a set pattern for all her classes. After teaching for a while, I developed a program for each grade, and I have stuck with it, said Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Nissen has taught all grades of English and typing. Mrs. Nissen has gone through many changes as have the teaching of English from holis- tic grading to read arounds and core literature. By Chris Giroux What did you say? — Mrs. Nissen, teaching one of her English classes has just received a very strange answer. Talking about old times — Mrs. Nissen and Mrs. Lee. the two teachers who have been at this school from the start. 170 Faculty Faces Have the changed? kids I think the kids have improved. I think they like the school better. They are better behaved, there are more activities. Everyone is happier, said Valerie Parker. Helen Scbnider — Math. Cooking sewing Doris Scott — Exp for Lang.. French 1-4 Boonie Sima — U.S. History. World History, A. P. U.S. Government Donnah Snaer — Intro. Lab Science. Science Health. Study Skills Scott Sperber — Life and PhysicalScience Maureen Stem — English. Expos. Comp. Elsa Thatcher — LAPE. Aerobics Edwin Weathersby — Drivers Ed.. PE Marlt Wimberly — Math. .4P Calculus, Trigonometry Pamela Woodlief — Computers, Art Music Pete Woodroof — PE. Body Dynam., Driver Ed. Linda Wormell — Algebra 1-2, Math Janet Yasuda — Math, Algebra 1, Leadership Ann Young — Dance, Volleyball. PE Oeo Zanutto — Cook Sew, Reading, Inter. Foods, JH. Foods Faculty 1 7 1 Faces 1 i SUPPORT STAFF Our support staff: helping those in trouble Little do we know it but the support staff is a vital part of our school faculty. Without them who would take records of student attendance each day, clean our campus and keep it free of trash, and feed us every breakfast and lunch time with food to keep us alert and awake for class. The support staff does their job right and they back up our faculty 110 percent. The busiest office in the school can probably be the at- tendance office run by Mrs. 01- sen and Mrs. McChesney. Each day students rush in the office with absent excuses signed by their parents in order to get their PRC slip. Also late bus- es arrive with hundreds of stu- dents needing tardy slips. Sometimes the line from that office stretches for miles! The hardest part of the job is getting up in the morning and getting my feet on the floor at 6 o ' clock. But other than that it ' s really just a piece of cake, said Mrs. Catherine Olsen, atten- dance office manager. But getting things removed and put up in the school bou- tique (pointing at the ' lost and found ' area piled with lost arti- cles of clothing) is the most dif- ficult part of my job! said Mrs. McChesney, attendance office worker, in response. Most students know about or have seen Mr. Linet whizzing by in his little orange electric truck. Mr. Linet, of course, is our plant manager whose jobs and errands each day are in the dozens. But it sure beats walk- ing when you have a speedy ve- hicle to move around campus in. The truck is fantastic. It really helps a lot with the job and it makes it a lot easier for me to do things around the school, said Mr. Linet. Without food for the stu- dents, there would be chaos. Thank the cafeteria workers for doing a great job of preparing meals each day. By Loyd Calo- may. Do you have a minute? — Mr. Booker, one of the school bus drivers, helps out a student with a problem during nutrition. m Support staff Faces Always busy, busy, busy ... — In ihe guidance office, Mrs. Woods, credit clerk, works with student files and records for Mrs. Radin. It always seems that Mrs. Woods is busy working hard on something, even between breaks! Cafeteria workers — Hoa Masequesmay, Rose Berry, Jennie Kahmann. Lupe Mayorga. Dot Williamson, Barbara Romandi, Carol Sirimarco, Marge Doyle, Peter Lee. Raquel Diaz, Jennie Martinez, Ho Clayton, and Jack Gates. Bus drivers — Back row — Mr. Martinez, Mr. Anderson. Mr. Blackson. Mr. White, Mr. Astorga, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Briskoe, Mr. Hendrich. Mrs. Cannon, Mr. Paiffer, Mr. Booker. Front row — Ms. Lenard. Mrs. McConnell. M s. Cruz. Ms. Lipscomb, Ms. Jamison, Mrs. Sullivan. Speed demon — Mr. Steve Linet. plant manager, drives his orange truck to the P. E. field to catch the last few minutes of the volleyball game. He ' s the only one with a set of wheels to drive around campus. Support staff Faces 173 COLOPHON Finally Noticed 89 is the 9th volume of the Sherman Oaks CES yearbook, on campus. Cover idea was originated and created by Loyd Calomay. Paper was 100 pound premium stock, Calais, Eurogloss, and Bordeaux. Copy throughout the book was 10 pt. Times Roman. Captions were 8 pt. Times Roman Italic with Times Roman Bold Italic lead-ins. Headlines ranged from 18 pt. to 72 pt. Times Roman and Helvetica Italics. Division page headlines were 30 pt. Times Roman. There were 192 pages, 32 of which were in 4 color process. The book was sold for $35.00, with an additional $5.00 for name stamp, and $2.00 for a plastic cover. The senior portraits were taken by Alfred and Fabris Studios. All photography was developed by Alfred and Fabris, SkyLite Labs, and the Fromex located in the Sherman Oaks Galleria. The Mini-Mag was produced by Loyd Calomay and Dan Mayer. Entertainment photographs were purchased from Rock Music Photo Service. Title theme designed by Koty Mukasa. Division pages and end sheets designed by Loyd Calomay. The Excalibur ' 89 was printed by Herff Jones Yearbook Company of Marceline, Missouri. Representation was provided by Konnie Krislock and plant representative by Joanne Mott. A staff of 14 produced Excalibur ' 89. Special thanks to Jung Lee, Sandra Nova, and Dean Taylor for their help. 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Wendy 1 16 Adler, Brenna 67, 73, 133 Aeschleman, Daniel 133 Aguayo, Michael 162 Aguayo, Sonia 133 Aguilar, Ana 1 13 Aguilera, Maria 1 13 Aguirre, Jessica 162 Ahadzadeh, Shirinne 67, 133 Ahmad, Tahmina 162 Algen, Keren 133 Akbar, Asm AM 148 Akbari, Poneh 148 Akhavan, Dany 1 13 Akhavan, Houman 156 Akpovi, Ese 140 Al-Kawi, Jameelah 18, 116, 120, 191 Alazraki, Daniel 133 Albain, Charlene 133 Albrecht, Darryl 156 Aleman, Leslie 124 Alers, Gabriel 140, 143 Alexander, Caroline 77, 102, 106 Alexander, Jamie 140 Alexander, Josh 162 Alexander, Shannon 124, 129 Alexander, Tracy 34, 148, 150 Alfonso, Maria 140 Alford, Natasha 148 Allen, Sanford 116 Aloni, Alon 148 Alston, Fabian 148 Alvarez, Rebecca 140 Alvin, Farrah 133 Amezcva, Norma 140 Amiri, Haleh79, 133 Amiri, Pardis 23, 162, 192 Amiri, Pouya 23, 162, 192 Amirsanjari, Afra 133 Anderson, Amity 156 Anderson, Darron 156 Anderson, David 140, 144 Anderson, Demika La Vond 133 Angotti, Alyson 148 Angotti, Nicole 140, 145, 146 Antonio, Happi 15, 17, 35, 64, 67. 74, 102, 110 Antonio, Joseph 53, 133 Archila, Antonia 133 Arias, Dony 124 Arnold, Julie 94, 124 Arroyo, Marcia 1 16 Arroyo, Miguel 1 16 Arroyo, Monica 156 Arroyo, Raul 133 Artis. Kimberly 64, 67, 99, 102, 105 Ascencio, Jason 156, 160 Ashimine, Kristine 64, 67, 116 Astorga, Scott 133 August, Linda 168 Augustus, Kyle 124 Austin, Jermal 1 16 Avalos, Esperanza 124 Aveiar, Carol 157, 156 Averett, Eric 140, 143 Averett, Reese 1 13 Avias, Nicolas 156 Axarlian, Gabriel 148 Axarlian, Marcelo 133 Ayala, Armida 112, 113 Azar, Julie 76, 140 Bae, Connie 124 Bailey, Dale 140 Bailey, Damon 140 Bailey, Kevin 2, 37, 36, 77, 102 Bailey, Travis 148 Baily, Graham 148 Bair, Rebecca 156 Baker, Michelle 156 Bao, Diana 64, 66, 74, 116 Bao, Kristina 28, 64, 66, 74, 116 Bao, Steve 35, 64, 68, 69, 74, 90, 174 Barahona, Hector 113, 133 Barboza, James 140 Barcohana. Michael 54, 55, 58, 1 16, 123 Earner, Earl 15, 21. 166, 192 Barrett, Natalia 133 Barriere, Rosa 156 Barrott, Jamie 133 Barroza, Bryan 156 Barroza, Jethro 124 Basler, Kraig 140 Batalia, Sherry 64, 65, 66, 68, 74, 38, 102, 111, 110 Batiste, Christopher 124 Baugh. Jahala 140 Bautista, Stephanie 76, 157, 156 Beam, Julie 78, 102, 104 Beamond. Jessie 1 16 Becker, Mac 2, 46, 47, 49, 54, 55, 60, 91, 166, 168 Bedford, Kurtis 57, 70, 117, 116 Bei, Didi 66, 133 Benavids, Julio 162 Bennett, Simyouna 133 Bennett- Bailey, Jazman 1 56 Bergen, Danielle 148, 152 Bergen, Heather 68, 124, 130, 174 Berger, Joseph 140 Bergstein, Gregory 102 Bergstein, Stacy 124 Berko, Raffi 1 48 Berko, Tali 124 Bernard, Caroline 74, 116 Besen, Michael 142, 146 Bevans, Sharlitte 133 Bibbero, Shannon 1 56 Bickel, Ty 148 Bilal, Ibn 133 Bilal, Jamal 156, 161 Bills, Tracy 113 Binshteyn, Susanna 1 24 Birnbaum. Zev 140 Bishop, Shannon 140 Black, Ryan 140 Blazek, Joel 166 Blow, Dee 140 Blue, Brenda 116 Blue, Marco 133 Blumenberg, Rachel 148 Bock, Michael 148 Bodenstein, Patricia 133 Bolden, Derrick 124 Bolden, Shekeshia 140, 144 Boiler, Rachel 81, 156 Bone, Gustavo 141 Bonilla, Amilcar 141 Bonilla, Carlos 141 Bonilla, William 116 Bonney, Justin 148 Booker. Anthony 2. 6. 33, 45. 116 Booska, Carrie 67, 133 Booska, Jennifer 141 Boretz, Hilary 162 Borgna, Patricia 1 13 Boroomand, Rudy 162 Boss, Donel 56, 116 Boucon, Gabrielle 156 Bowser, Shondel 43 Box, Tom 47 Boyle. Charles 70, 79, 124, 127, 130 Boyle. Whitney 99. 162 Branch. Mary 13. 49, 124 Brandt, Heather 124 Branom, Eusebio 133 Branom, James 60, 77, 102, 111 Brashier, Timothy 133, 137 Bratslavsky, Ian 60, 58, 68, 86, 102, 104, 174 Braun, Rebbecca 116 Braverman, Theresa 141 Bravo, Maria 1 13 Braybrooks, Marymar 89, 110, 146, 169, 168 Brennan, Marlon 148 Brent, Eli 21, 166, 167 Brewer, James 141 Bridges, Kizzie 148 Brimer, Tony 148, 154 Briones, Steve 141 Broadhead, Rhonda 116 Broadster, Rosita 1 16 Brooks, Joseph 77. 102 Brooks. Lauren 162, 192 Brooks, Stacey 1 16 Brooks, Walteena 103, 190, 191 Brooks, Yvonne 133 Brown, Chereese 148 Brown, Evelyn 168 Brown. Kenyetta 148 Brown, Thurman 141 Bruce, Nakia 124 Buchannan, Joel 103 Buchannan, Cheryl 32, 75, 90, 92, 168 Buitrago. Delmy 124 Builrago. Ivette 148 Bullock, Brett 1 56 Bullpit, Christopher 148. 149 Burgess, Simon 116 Burnett, Michael 103 Burnett, Patrick 133 Burt, Cassandra 162. 163 Burtoft, Kristopher 162 Burtoft, Matthew 133 Byer, Rachael 156 Cabanes, Nahtahna 141 182 f Cabezudo, Carolina 116 Cabrera, Karin 124 Caddell. Kahlil 156 Cadena, Pablo 124 Caid, Jesse 34, 148 Calomav, Benjamin 61, 124 Calomav, Lovd 68. 69, 72, 86, 103, 174 Cameron, La Derica 141 Campbell, Garion 133 Campbell, Kevin 47. 113 Canada, John 141 Cannon. Jeffrey 141 Cannon. John 79. 132. 133 Cano. Felicia 148 Carbalio. Sherwin 162 Cardenas. Sandra 133 Carlyle. Valdo 124 Carnes, Joseph 148 Carranza, Leslie 162 Carrasco, Ceasar 98, 124 Carrasco, Rigoberto 124 Carrigan. Ann 4, 5. 100 Carrillo, Luis 148 Carter. Denise 1 17 Caseres, Freddy 59. 133 Casteen. Jason 162 Castellon. Ingrid 1 13 Castillo. Etelgive 141 Castillo. Oscar 141 Castrejon, Brenda 148 Castro, Alma 148 Catena. Tyla 148 Cavallaro, Sandy 64. 66, 39, 91, 94, 113 Cea, Jose 133 Ceja, Alejandra 1 13 Celestine, Malika 124 Cerritos, Evelyn 51, 50, 64, 74, 58, 103 Cesser, Angela 141 Cha, Nan 133 Chachere, Layo 124 Chacon, Hugo 149 Chacon, Jacqueline 117 Chang, Erica 73, 74, 124, 118 Chang, Marcella 64, 70, 74, 98, 113 Chang, Martha 101, 124, 128 Chang, Melinda 64, 74, 133 Chang, Michelle 141 Chang, Myron 141 Chang. Young 162 Chass, Kimberlv 124 Chass, Michaer58, 103 Chavez, Brandon 149 Chawla. Gagan 1 13 Chawla, Rita 70, 74, 117 Chazen. Benjamin 148. 149 Chazen. Mollie 149 Cheung, James 54. 124. 181 Childs. Cammeron 36. 100. 113 Chilengaryan, Marianna 132, 133, 134 Chin, Chil 62, 72, 84, 103, 104, 109 Choe, Eun 125 Choe, Ji 78, 149 Choe, Joon 117 Choe, Jung 133 Choi, Roice 156, 157 Chon, Hyon-Chu 29, 78, 125 Chong, Su Young 133 Chow, Teresa 149 Christianian, Raffi 59, 86, 113 Christy, John 5, 141 Christy, Marilee 125 Chumrley, Charles 156, 157 Chuvichien, Cinchai 53, 125 Chuvichien, Erica 162, 164, 192 Chuvichien. Justin 141 Cipriotti. Daniel 149 Cipriotti. Jennifer 1 17 Clark. Bradley 11, 117 Clark, Nicoya 156 Clement, Vera 166 Coajan. Rebecca 133 Cody, Brad 141 Coleman, Christine 156 Coleman. Lauren 141 Coleman. Melissa 74, 116, 117 Coleman, Tabitha 149, 152 Collins, Annette 141 Conner, Carla 149 Contreras, David 162 Contreras, Esteban 125 Contreras, Kimberly 156 Cooley, Tvron 38. 46, 47, 58, 77, 113 Copeland, Allen 36, 113 Copeland, Nicole 133 Corber, Jil 162 Corcio, Oscar 133 Coronado, Jason 125, 181 Corpino, Eric 141 Corson, Laurent 148 Corson. Leo 156 Cortez, Ada 149 Cortez, Annette 22, 117 Cortez, David 148 Cortez, Elvia 133 Cortez, Susan 112, 113 Coton, Eviane 149 Cottle, Christopher 1 1 3 Craig, John 103. 106 Crawford, Amy 76. 149 Cremona. Frank 149 Crowder, Jeffrey 125 Crowder. Jeremv 59, 125 Cruz, Daniel 16 ' , 156 Csotsits. Martha 133 Cunningham. Rachael 22. 23. 39, 77, 103, 115, 110 Cunningham. Richard 23, 48, 49. 113. 115 Curl, Dominique 133 Cutler, Amy 117 Cuyun. Lourdes 76, 141 Dababneh, Nada 68, 74. 125 Daher. Paul 142 Dailv, Donald 39. 46 Dallas. Yinka 142 Dandridge. Chadreama 149 Davis, Brian 133 Davis. Christopher 103 Davis, James 156 Davis, Jasmine 78, 149 Davis. Laura 28. 67. 74. 117 Davis. Sonia 74. 117 Davis, Tanisha 49, 113 Davis, Tesha 125 Davis. Vivian 133 Davis, Wallace 117 Davison, Monique 76, 142 Daya, Aly 117 De Dios. Christopher 142 De Farra, Michele 76, 113 Dean, Willie 125 Del Castillo, Christie 142 Del Plato, James 70, 113 Del Toro, Maria 104, 176 Dela Cruz. Peggy 162 Delahoussaye. Greg 111. 168, 169 Deleon, Nestor 142 Delgado, Eric 149 Delia Ripa, Laura 133 Delouth. Shanika 156 Demery. Tiffany 162 Dempster, Matthew 133 Denney, Matthew 133, 134 Dennis, Michael 149 Dennis, Tiffany 1 13 Deomampo, Dominador 125 Deskin. Sam 133, 137 Deul, Michele 21, 156, 157, 159, 161 Devemark, David 149 Devemark, Leif 133 Devers, Bvron 36, 39, 48, 49, 70. 86. 99. 113 Devine. Drew 79. 156. 159 Devine. Michael 58. 79. 125, 131 Devine, Stephanie 76, 156 Dexter. Joliene 73, 74, 125 Dhillon, Ajairaj 133 Dias. Dannielle 149 Diaz, Bayron 117 Diaz, Juan 162 Diaz, Ligia 1 17 Diaz, Liz 149 ' Diaz, Sergio 156 Diazgonzales. Amber 133 Diep, Tu 64. 72. 142 Difrieri. Cintia 142 Difrieri. Valeska 51. 63. 116. 117 Diloretta. Christina 113. 115 Dixit. Shalini 149 Dixit, Sumeet 142 Dodge, Casey 142 Dodge, Christian 162 Dolezal, Katrina 10, 133 Donaldson. Jeremv 133 Done. Joseph 16, 156 Dopp, Lily 125 Dortch, Sharon 1 13 Douglas, Murville 156 Douglas, Walter 133 Du Bois, Shane 149 Dudley-Robey. Giles 117 Duff, Michael 156 Dukes, Darryl 125 Dukes, Jason 142 Dulv, Galvnne 149 Duong, Deanna 9, 75, 99, 113 Dupree, Keyausha 162 Duque, Marvin 94 Dushane. David 162 Echavarria. Angel 133. 134. 137 Echavarria. Daniel 149 Edwards. .Amber 125 Edwards. Brian 133 Edwards. Gina 125, 128 Ehrecke, Amber 125 Eisner, Eric 156 Eisner. Mark 133 Eisner, Rachael 29, 76, 162 Ekimyan. Roza 134. 135 Ekimyan. Sedrak 142 Eklund. Leif 117 El-Tobgy, Eric 72. 135 El-Tobgv. Yvette 142 Elderd. Jarad 149 Elias. Joshua 10, 142 Eller, Rondi 81,92, 168, 169, 191 Ellsworth. Carla 23, 77, 113, 115 Ellsworth. Leah 23. 77, 112. 113 Ellsworth, Scott 135 Emaus, Jon 7, 31, 63, 142, 143 Engel. Jessica 135 Erazo. Fatima 162 Eredia. Dominic 149 183 Erlich, Kimberlv 67, 73, 135 Escamilla, Jorge 125 Escamilla, Tania 142 Escandon, Sascha 149 Escobar, Daisy 156 Escobar, Helene 156 Escobar, Noemy 135 Escoto, Ruth 142 Espana, Ricky 135 Esparza, Ivette 149 Estares, Mae 12, 63, 75, 112, 113 Estrada, Allen 156 Estrada, Jorge 125 Estrada, Patricia 60, 104, 106 Estronick, Jill 156 Etcheverry, Paul 7, 13, 19, 25, 125, 131, 181 Ethnasios, Reymon 149 Evans, Darrell 162 Evans, La Tresa 135 Evans, Shani 1 17 Evans, Thomas 150 Farsi, Maral 76, 162 Fawcett, Justin 135 Fears, Demetrius 117 Fears, Detrius 1 17 Feigelson, Michele 100, 162, 165 Feinstein, Judith 1 17 Fereydouny, Parhan 162 Fernandez, Jason 135, 137, 138 Ferranti, Kenneth 142 Ferranti, Zachary 156 Feuer-Quintero, Kristen 156 Fields, Andre 162 Figueroa, Angel 150 Filippelli, Eleonora 1 13 Filippelli, Marina 142 Filloon, Hilary 150 Filloon, Jeanne 135 Fine, Daniel 135 Finister, Dawayne 163 Finkel, Daniel 135 Fischbach, Jeffrey 26, 104, 107 Fischbach, Sheri 135 Fisher, David 125 Fisher, Marlon 150 Fletcher, Richard 163 Florendo, Marie 142 Flores, Francisco 150 Flores, Glen 135 Flores, Jimmy 125 Flores, Nancy 135 Flores, Sandra 148, 150 Flowers, Heatherdawn 142 Flowers, Jabes 1 13 Flowers, Nelin 56, 125 Flowers, Virgil 1 12 Fogel, Joshua 132, 135 Fontenot, Ian 95, 142 Fontenot, Leighann 125 Footlik, Michelle 142 Ford, Cheval 125 Forster, Daniel 56, 125, 181 Foster, Justin 142 Foster, Shaleria 163 Fowler, Danielle 163 Fox, Keisa 43, 75, 104, 110, 111 Fragosa, Shalamar 135 France, Jason 140, 142 Franklin, Monique 142 Frederick, Bob 168 Frederick, Michael 101, 156 Fredlin, Paul 73, 132, 135 Freedkin, Aaron 8, 16, 21, 77, 104 176, 191 Freeman, Mai 36, 68, 118, 174 Freeman, Rune 31, 70, 125, 127 Friedman, Janet 21, 156 Frye, Dante 163 Fuentes, Cindy 9, 134, 135, 137 Fuentes, Jose 156 Fuentes, Lourdes 68, 113 Fuentes, Rosa 74, 104 Fuentes, Yesenia 135 Fuller, Shana 150 Gabriel, Concepcion 135 Gabriel, Pamela 74, 185 Gasinsky, Svetlana 142 Galdamez, Jose 142 Galdamez, Zuleyma 150 Galeano, Jaqueline 142 Galili, Avi 156 Galimidi, Beth 76, 142 Galimidi, Brook 64, 156 Galstian, Hrair 148, 150 Gamez, Erika 125 Ganz, Aaron 14, 56, 124, 125 Ganz, Joanna 150 Garcia, Deborah 163 Garcia, Jaqueline 142 Garcia, Jose 142 Garcia, Maricela 113 Garcia, Ramiro 56, 118 Garcia, Ronald 39, 118 Garcia, Vincent 163 Gates, Cynthia 113 Gates, Jason 156 Gauld. Amy 8, 19,78, 126 Gavrilman, Natalie 143 Geffner, Jenny 162, 163 Geronimo, Monica 12, 64, 70, 74, 91, 113 Gershon, Ed 81, 82, 166, 168 Gesmay, Lajos 89, 126 Getsenburg, Janet 168 Gigliotti, Louis 56, 91, 118, 119, 167 Giles, Shzandra 67, 104, 176 Gilford, Lakeisha 126 Gilmore, Joseph 1 50 Ginsburg, Gilian 135 Ginsburg, Paul 17, 113 Giroux, Christopher 54, 68, 74, 56, 118, 174 Giroux, Gregory 91, 135 Gladden, Karim 143 Glasgow, Romunda 88, 118, 120, 192 Glover, Tiffani 60, 113 Godinez, Bryan 143 Goldenburg, Milena 64, 143 Goldfarb, Jeremy 10, 101, 113 Goldring, Amy 68, 126, 129, 174 Gomez, Alexandra 143 Gomez, Anthony 156 Gomez, Carlos 163 Gomez, Dena 163 Gomez, Jose 163 G omez , Kenia 1 18 Gonsor, Eran 54, 59, 1 23 Gonzales, Erik 150 Gonzales, Lucy 150 Gonzales, Rubin 1 13 Goodman, Damian 143 Goplen, Anna 143 Gordon, Elizabeth 78, 150 Gordon, Eric 27, 30, 53, 68, 70, 71, 72, 113, 174 Gordon, Jared 135 Gordon, Suzanna 78, 156 Gorelick, Jeffrey 156, 159 Goren, Addie 1 18 Grant. Elena 150 Grant, Evin 143 Gravning, Coreen 156 Gray, Rufus 126 Grayer, Jamie 135 Grayson, Aaron 143 Grazziani, Sandra 126 Green, Caren 76, 143 Green, Patrick 156 Green, Rasheda 150 Grewal, Kirpal 143 Grewal, Rajvir 150 Griffin, Lynette 2. 77, 104 Griffin, Marlea 70, 126 Griffin, Michelle 150 Gronkiewicz, Lee 156, 157 Gross, Stephanie 67, 118, 121 Guadagno, Michele 150 Guerrero, Gustavo 79, 135 Guevara, Lorena 66 Guillen, Gabriel 150 Guillen, Vannessa 76, 163 Guitron, Erika 135 Gustafson, Renee 135 Gutierrez, Donna 163 Gutierrez, Erika 135 Gutierrez, Manuel 113 Gutierrez, Ruth 66, 135 Guzman, Rigoberto 123 Guzman, Sandra 118 Guzman, Vianet 163 Guzman, William 20, 104 Haber, Tamara 135 Habibi, Amirreza 143 Haddad, Hadar 126 Haddad, Moran 54, 59, 118 Hafner, Laura 126 Hagege, Maya 64, 150 Hahn, Renondo 126 Halpern, Jason 17, 143 Hameed, Marya 143 Hameed, Zurha 150 Hammers, Adrian 150 Hammons, Tazsha 36, 118, 121, 190 Hanan, Jennifer 143 Hanson, Aimee 156 Harbin, Michael 118 Harris, Allyson 126 Harris, Augo 135 Harris, Ayuko 126 Harris, Brian 126 Harris, Dante 46, 47, 113 Harris, Nichole 118, 121 Harris, Omekia 126, 181 Harris, Sharon 104 184 Harrison, Marcia 156 Harrison, Sarek 126 Han, Dereck 126 Harvey, Annesey 135 Hastings, Thomas 156 Haynes, James 135 Haynes. Kyva 70, 113 Haywood, Keisha 156 Hazlett. Bud 168 Heard. James 143 Heard, Tanisha 49, 126 Henderson, Jamie 1 56 Henderson, Raishawn 63, 118 Henderson, Raleigh 48, 126 Hermosillo, Wendy 150 Hernandez, Adolfo 150 Hernandez, Cecilia 126 Hernandez, Edgar 156 Hernandez, Javier 56, 126 Hernandez, Maria 143 Hernandez, Marta 74, 118 Hernandez, Myrena 143 Hernandez, Norma 158 Hernandez, Timothy 53, 113 Hernandez, Veronica 135 Hernandez. Wendy 68. 70. 71. 74. 77. 90. 113. 174 Herrara. Ana 79. 135 Harsh, Elan 143 Hersh, Eliah 135 Hess. Lisa 76. 163 Hickey. Megan 140, 143. 147 Hicks. Akia 143 Hidalgo. Evelyn 1 13 Hill. Darryl 118 Hill. Kim-Toi 163. 165 Hill. Ryan 126 Hiller. Cynthia 78, 79, 168 Hillen, Christopher 105 Hobson. Zacharv 158 Hoffman, Sandy 88, 168 , 175 Hoffman, Jocelyn 158 Holmes, Tolani 143 Honda, Diane 28, 31, 32. 77, 166. 169, 174. 175 Hook, Andrea 158 Hooper, Shakeema 143 Hornsby. Chad 126 Hornsby, Cory 158 Hornsby, Todd 1 43 Horwitz, Arlene 169 Horvath, Balazs 158 Hostler. Susan 146, 169 Houlton, John 135 Howard, Amanda 15, 158, 163 Howard, Justin 126 Howe, .Adam 126, 131, 181 Huber, Gregory 22, 23, 143 Huber. Kenny 23, 63, 70, 89, 90, 1 13 Hudis, Aaron 135 Hudis, Katherine 78, 150, 152 Hudspeth, Lafayette 36, 37, 126, 181 Hunt, Mark 118 Hunter, Chantel 56, 119 Hunter. Jason 126 Huntsman. Reginald 43, 75, 81, 105, 106, 107, 110, 176 Hurwitz, Cory 135 Husby. Jennifer 1 19 Hutcherson, Zcelinia 113, 115 Huvnh, Tam 74, 135 Huynh, Thu 74, 91. 119 Hwang. Kyung 150 Hyman. David 143 Hvman, Robert 13. 57. 119 Hymes. Rita 81, 146, 166 Iblmgs. Scott 141. 143 Igawa. Hideo 143 Ignico, Jennifer 10, 66, 135 Ignico, Suzanne 67, 103. 105 Imerman, Lauren 135 Innabi. Candice 158 Ino. Samuel 15, 1 1 1, 126, 181 Ino. Sherry 15. 64. 86. 96, 105, 110 Irigoyen, Angela 143 Jackson. Cynthia 51, 169 Jackson, Dannvil 135 Jackson, Deanna 1 19 Jackson, Dennard 45, 48, 49, 87, 119 Jackson, Kendrick 36, 48, 49, 87, 119. 121 Jackson, Nicole 150, 155 Jackson, Pilar 39. 67. 119 Jackson. Robert 59. 126 Jackson, Ronald 1 13 Jackson. Suzan 126 Jackson, Tirzah 143 Jackson, Tomasine 143 Jackson. Tosha 127 Jacobson. Danielle 163 Jacques. Nehmiah 135 Jaffa, Howard 127 Jaffa, Sandra 83, 85, 105, 109 Jahan, Naila 163 Jamison, Gionna 73, 163 Janes. Adam 127 Janis, Gregory 1 19 Janis. Neil 38. 54. 76, 105, 110 Jarmon. Antonie 127. 190 Javaheri. Vali 163 Jayasinghe, Dean 57, 119 Jayasinghe, Lea 18, 50, 51, 72, 77, 82, 105, 110, 174 Jenkins, Amy 78, 144 Jenkins, Demetria 127 Jenkins, Evan 16, 158 Jenkins, Julia 163 Jenkins, Pamela 3. 113 Jenkins. Panache 144 Jenkins. Wendell 135 Jennings. Ronald 163 Jesena. Ryan 150 J J J Juarez. Anabel 150 Juarez, Daniel 150 Juarez, Flora 144 , Jacqueline 1 19 menez. Gregorio 135 menez. Maria 1 19 Joel. Kevin 144 Joel, Todd 127 Johnson, Brooke 135 Johnson, Bwana 10, 56, 113 Johnson, Carmen 168. 169 Johnson, Chadron 60. 105 Johnson. James 135 Johnson, Jennifer 135 Johnson. Jeremie 39, 127 Johnson, La Tanya 60, 113 Johnson. Layne 97, 126, 127 Johnson, Richard 169 Johnson, Ryan 14, 135 Johnston, Chad 1 1, 58, 59, 77, 127 Jones, Karmen 119, 123 Jones, Knieba 51, 70, 78, 119 Jones. John 98, 169 Jones, Lashonda 135 Jones, Shawn 144 Jordan, Naomi 20 Joseph, Brian 132, 135 Joseph. Julie 144 Josephson, Ross 163 Kabbe. Richard 76, 144 Kaber. Sarah 158 Kabiri. Roxanne 135 Kaidin. Adam 144 Kaidin, Sheri 10, 63, 67, 119 Kakassy, Deanna 144, 147 Kambic, Jamie 135 Kamranfar, Mark 135 Kapitz, Linda 89, 169 Kaplin, Danielle 103, 105 Kaplin, Dawn 105, 110, 111 Kaplin, Melissa 89, 119, 121 Karcham, Neal 151 Karnani, Manoj 157, 158 Karns, Regina 144 Karpman, Kimberly 135 Kashper, Oleg 54 Katz. Rachael 151 Kaufman. Asher 158 Kaufman. Nicole 135 Keaton. Yuliis 163 Keim. Christopher 158 Kellis. Ryan 151 Kelman, Jodie 135 Kendall. Lori 119 Kennedy, James 151 Kenyon. Ean 58, 60. 79, 119 Keowen. Robert 106 Kerkhoff. Shawn 127. 128 Keshishyan. Hagop 52, 53, 119 Keyser, Geoffrey 158 Khanna, Aparna 127 Khanna, Geetika 119 Khanverdi, Borzoy 151 Khawaja, Ricky 144 Kilimnik, Lubov 158 Killebrew, Antonya 158 Kim, Dae 119 Kim, Jee 64, 127 Kim, Jin 113 Kim, La Young 112, 113 Kim, So Young 112, 113 Steve 151 Kim, Sun Young 151. 155 Kim. Tae 135 Kim, Taemy 163, 165 Kinard, Donta 119, 121 Kinard, La Tasha 1 19 Kinderman, Maria 127 Kirkendoll, Joseph 144 Kirkendoll, Meagan 158 Kirshbaum, Leah 99, 144 Kirshner, Michael 33, 37, 99, 106, 108, 110 Klarr, Brandon 158 Klein. Brad 158 Kleinman, Noah 78, 155 Kleinrock. Kevin 64, 158 Klochkov, Eugene 144 Klugman, Michael 127 Knox, Kerstin 70, 71, 89, 113 Koenig, Richard 134 Koepke, Jennifer 49, 127 Kohlmeier, Sean 151 Kohn. .-Micia 135 Kolakosky. Bridget 127 185 Kong, Seak 127 Kopelow, Matthew 136 Kopernik. Michael 20, 81, 127 Kraemer, Dawn 13, 70, 91, 113 Krasnoshtein, Alex 106, 111 Krasnoshtein, Igor 106, 109 Krojansky, Mark 1 36 Kumar, Ritesh 53. 64, 120. 121 Kunze, Kirstyn 120 Lafraneer, Don 32, 58, 59, 73, 83, 169 Lahav. Ayelet 25. 151 Lalabekyan, Lusine 148, 151 Lamb, Bryan 127 Lambert, Jan 89, 95, 169 Lambert, Kelly 61, 112, 113 Lamey. David 11, 31. 120 Lamey, Michael 144 Lampkin, Auquanette 88, 120, 121 Lancaster, Kelly 60 Lancaster, Terri 60, 127, 181 Langer, Darren 132. 136. 138 Lee. Amy 68, 72, 144 Lee. Charles 151 Lee, Chong-suk 136 Lee, Cindy 64, 65, 148, 151 Lee, Jennifer 127, 181 Lee, John 127 Lee, Julia 158 Lee, Jung 86, 109, 137, 174 Lee. King 79. 135 Lee. Marv 66. 120 Lee, Reagan 33. 58. 64. 68, 70, 73, 120 Lee, Sally 64. 67, 70, 120 Lee, Sue 4, 169. 170 Lee. Sunny 151 Lee. Vicki 32, 166 Lee, Young Karen 64, 68, 69. 70. 72. 76. 83. 106 Leiker, Nathanael 163 Lester, Amy 144 Levasseur, Virginia 9, 151 Levendosky, Nicholas 158 Leverette, Roberta 144 Levy, Jennifer 10. 78. 136 Lewis. April 36. 67 Lewis. Lisa 3. 49, 94, 169 Liao, Andrew 1 58 Langer, Trisha 151 Lara, Jeremias 127 Larkham, Tavis 72, 76, 136, 138 Larsen, Lars 151 Laskey, Brian 151 Lastre, Diana 163, 192 Lau, Catherine 120 Lau, Henry 151 Lau. Sean 56, 127 Laufer, Edward 144 Lavi, Steve 151 Laviolette, Andrew 18, 120, 123 Law, Anthony 76. 136 Lawson, Wakeelah 158 Lazar, Sorin 151 Lazear, Kim 106 Lazo, Heidi 68, 70, 72, 74, 112, 113, 174 Le Roy, Sarah 151 Lichtig, Brittany 144, 145 Lifszyc, Andy 158, 16! Lilenfeld. Jamie 163. 164, 165 Lin, Ki 15,48, 58, 76, 77, 106 Linares, Ju an 53, 117, 120 Linares, Vanessa 151 Linden, Deborah 135 Lindsey, Ben 151 Lindsey, Marilyn 169 Litmanovich. Ron 16, 106 Litt, Joanna 152 Liltlejohn, Marcus 36, 47, 106 Liwanig, Bell 14, 15, 77, 85, 105, 106. 176 Liwanig, Peggy 35, 120 Lockhart, Chanice 152 Lockhart, Lakeisha 152 Logan, Mairamontia 120 Logan, William 144 Lombardo, Alejandro 76, 135 Long, Nicole 144 Lookofsky, Abbie 163, 165 Lookofsky, Noah 120, 123 Loomis, Michelle 10, 67, 136, 137 Loomis, Stacey 158 Lopata, Heather 136 Lopez, David 59, 127 Lopez. Dawanna 152 Lopez. Esmeralda 127 Lopez, Hilda 127 Lopez, Jesus 142, 144 Lopez, Joie 158 Lopez, Joe 158 Lopez. Lina 152 Lopez. Maricela 2. 127 Lopez. Miguel 136 Lopez. Patricia 13. 163 Lord, Sophia 49, 127 Lorenzano. Oscar 144 Loris. Maria 37, 120 Lubin, Leigh 144, 146 Lukich, Michelle 66 Lungin, Tomash 9, 53. 70. 112. 114 Luong. Phuong 74, 114 Luong. Tan 70, 127 Lyon, Shawn 136 Lyons-Moore, Malcolm 152 Ma, Tuanh 64, 67, 120 Macias, Miguel 158 Macias, Stephanie 120, 123 Magruder, David 128 Maiale, Michael 14, 163 Maiale. Rkky 58. 120 Maldonado, Oscar 158 Malhorta, Mona 70. 128 Malhotra. Sonu 58. 106, 107 Mandelbaum, Aron 6, 8, 70, 71, 126, 128 1p Manko, Beth 128 Mansker. Raven 158 Marcus. Ralph 136 Marenco. Fatima 150, 152, 153 Marin, Edwin 136 Marin, Ruben 163 Markenson, Cheryl 7, 64, 67, 128, 181 Marks, Garrett 164 Marquez, Ann ! 28 Marquina, Alex 1 20 Marshall. Crystal 76, 144 Marshall, Natasha 136 Martin, Consuela 1 20 Martin, Elizabeth 67, 136 Martin, Paul 25, 1 58 Martinez. Allen 79. 144 Martinez, David 142. 144 Martinez, Eileen 107 Martinez. Elvis 158 Martinez. Fernando 58. 128 Martinez. Jose 144 Martinez, Juan 1 1, 32, 59, 76, 128 Martinez, Lombard 158 Martinez, Maria 152 Martinez, Miguel 136 Martinez. Monica 120 Martinez. Oscar 120 Martinez. Susana 1 14 Mason, Stephen 107 Mata, Tahna 39. 125, 128, 181 Matharu, Guntas 128 Mathe, Josh 158 Matsuba, Jane 144 Matsuki, Jason 144 Mathews, La Shawn 60, 1 14 Mattingly, Kevin 120 Matzkin, Aaron 158 Matzkin, Andrew 144 May. David 164 May. Donald 59, 128 May. Teizo 164 Mayer. Daniel 4, 31, 68, 70, 71, 72, 107, 174 Maypa, Raidis 145 McAfee, Cynthia 120 McDermott. Lamechia 145 McDonnel, Dan 86, 91, 169 McKee, Daina 145 McMahon, Melinda 17, 80, 99, 120 McMahon, Teresa 73, 138 McMurry, Jonnette 89, 164 McWright, Cleve 46, 47, 114 Medeiros, Heather 148, 152 Medina, Fatima 120 Medina, Maria 145 Medina, Mireya 1 14 Meeks, Tasha 121 Meisner. Dana 128 Mejia. William 121 Mekjian, Gloria 170 Mekpongsatorn, Melissa 128 Mellinger, Craig 158 Menadue. Brian 25. 164 Menadue, Jason 70. 83. 91. 92, 1 14, 115 Mendez, Brian 164 Mendez, Cynthia 135 Mendoza. Marcos 121 Mendoza, Ruben 158 Meneses. Fortino 158 Menjivar. William 136 Merez, Dustin 164 Merman, Alexander 88, 121 Methenitis, Brandon 145 Michaelis, Keith 72, 73. 74. 135 Michigan. Elektor 153 Middleton, Ciana 121 Miibourne, Patrick 163, 164 Miller, Frandear 158 Miller, Ramon 94, 128 Mills. Gabriele 164 Min, Rene 54, 55. 121 Miramontes. Christopher 8, 53, 121 Miranda, Carlos 145 Mitchell. Brian 107 Mitchell, Mario 164 Mitchell, Onekia 152 Mitchell. Patricia 121 Mitchell, Paulette 49. 128. 181 Mitchell. Tela 136 Mitchell Todd 48. 128, 181 Mobley, Alicia 48, 121 Mohajer, Pantea 136 Mojarro. Alejandro 136 Molina, Christina 136 Molina, Daniel 62. 74, 121 Molina, Howard 145 Molina, Rebecca 158, 159 Molina, Yesenia 121 Monsalvo, Cesar 57. 128 Monsolvo, Guadalupe 88. 145 Montague, Susannah 142, 145 Montano, Christopher 164 Montes, David 128 Montes, Francisco 121 Montgomery, Donald 152 186 Montgomery, Kellie 152 Montufar, Gabriel 152 Moonev, Selena 152 Moore, ' Jordan 21, 31, 70, 71, 72, 103, 104, 107 Moore, Bob 170 Morales, Monique 121 Morales, Rojelio 164 Moran, Hugo 128 Moran, Jose 136 Moran, Rocio 121 Moran, Rony 145 Moreno, Diana 158 Moreno, Felipe 128 Moreno, Jose 128 Moreno, Lourdes 145 Moreno, Mynor 152 Moreno, Patricia 136 Morre. Caron 136 Morris. Christopher 36, 107 Morris, Richard 62, 79, 168, 170 Morris, Lisa 145, 146 Morris, Loy 74, 136 Morrison. Michele 50, 51, 128 Mortimer, Valerie 164, 165 Moskowitz, Stacv 67, 132, 136 Moss, Rachel 13, 74, 121 Moyo, Evalvnne 150, 152 Mukasa, Kotaro 1 1, 68, 72, 1 16, 121, 174 Mukes, Cicely 128, 181 Mukes, Tiffany 121 Mundhra, Smriti 164 Munir, Ayesha 150, 152 Murdock. Mercedes 145 Murray. Shanna 145 Murrell. .Amelia 128 Murtaza. Narman 13, 151, 152 Muschamp, Leslye 68, 121, 123 Mustamandv, Sabrina 121 Myara, Ren ' ee 128. 181 Myara, Simone 31, 32, 76, 77, 107 Nachum. Cathy 170 Nada, Waiel 76, 158 Nakano, Marie 64. 158 Nartates. Gerard 136 Nathan. Danita 136 Navarro, Carla 1 28 Navarro. Eddie 152 Navarro. Elke 170 Navarro, Thomas 164 Negrete. Juan 121 Negrete. Julie 136 Negrete. Margarita 128 Neima, Jeffrey 141, 145 Nelson, Scot 3, 36, 38, 77, 100, 103, 107. 191. 192 Nemcher. Keith 136 Newhouse. Evan 145 Newman. Elan 145 Ngo. Tuyen 53. 121 Nicholson, Mellynee 128 Nicholson, Monique 114 Nissen. Cathy 4, 146, 170 Nobel, Abraham 78, 152 Nodd, Jeffrey 75, 94, 112, 114 Nohavandi, Tomy 54, 55, 58, 107 Nolasco, Yannis 164 Norstedt, Crystal 25, 118, 121 Norris, Karin 121 Norton, Derrick 145 Norton, Nicole 158 Norton, Timothy 145 Nova, Aida 77, ' 108 Nova, Sandra 64, 72, 76, 77, 85, 103, 105, 108, 110, 174 Nunez, Aron 158 Nunez, Frances 78. 108, 176 Nunez, Olga 128 Nunez, Teresa 64, 66, 67, 114 Ocegueda, Christian 152 Oconer. Ellen 35. 46, 70, 74, 85, 93, 114 Ogus, Scott 152 Ojeda, Isabel 145 Ojeda, Maricela 152 Okutake, Jason 145, 147 Olivas, Henry 59, 79, 128 Olivas, Sonia 145 Olson. Jason 6. 10. 128 Olson. Stephen 77, 176 Openden, Jeff 166 Orenstein, Craig 129 Orenstein. Jeffrey 59. 114 Orkin. Matthew 152 Ornelas. Alma 67, 114 Ortiz. Monica 145 Ortin. Lindsay 153 Osoria. Hector 121 Osorio, Werner 164 Pacheco. Mario 129 Paden, Edward 121 Padilla, Cesar 129 Padilla, Gerardo 145 Pai. .Anita 74. 84 Painter. Anita 76. 153 Palmer. Jeffrey 145 Paniagua. Jessee 46, 58, 64, 108 Paniagua, Malinda 49, 74, 121 Papp, Katherine 121 Park, Harrv 153 Park, Hye jin 129 Park. Jennifer 74, 164 Parker. Berlin 46. 47. 114 Parker. Roni 170 Parker. Valerie 74. 170. 171 Parnell. David 136 Parsad. Shanti 64. 129 Paschal. Kienitria 56. 129 Pasternack. Mariam 83. 94. 170 Patch. Scott 136 Patel. Scott 108 Patterson. Brandi 158 Patterson. Lisa 74. 153 Paul. Katrina 153 Payes. Juan 77, 108 Paves, Victor 1 29 Peacher, Pamela 158 Pegelow, David 129 Pena, Karla 70, 91. 101. 114 Pena. Ricardo 58. 114 Penfield. Janette 145. 146 Penfield, Michelle 1 36 Peralta, Daniel 59. 129 Peralta, Jennifer 129 Peralta. Michael 136 Peralta. Rebecca 153 Pereira, Roxana 145 Perez. Armando 153 Perez. Claudia 153 Perez, Marien 153 Perez, Martin 145 Perez, Nancv 136 Perez, Sally ' l 14 Perry, Nicole 64, 66, 121 Person, Londa 164 Pesacov, Beth 66, 136 Peters, Erica 28, 64, 153 Peterson. Traci 136 Petrini. Christopher 59, 73, 132, 136 Petrov. Debru 50, 51, 64, 74, 121 Petty. . nn 166 Phuong. Van 1 14 Pichinson. . arona 145 Picolomini. Cynthia 164 Pimentel, Julio 164 Pineda. Michael 164 Pinhev. Theresa 83, 129 Pinion, Paul 105, 108, 111 Piskulich, Franko 153 Pivnik, Jason 79, 143, 145 Plater, Mario 112, 114 Platnikov. Tammy 67, 73, 136 Plouff, Kacie 146 Plouff. Judv 170 Podell, Eric 158 Podell, Gregory 146 Polanco, Donnv 95, 146 Pond, Tamara ' l53, 154 Porter, Cheryl 158 Pough. Tanisha 129 Pourvousef. Mardine 164 Power. Rascheita 136 Prendergast, Devon 121 Pressman, Joshua 153 Pressman. Rachel 164 Price. Kimberlv 87. 121 Prince, .Michael 53, 59, 129, 130 Prince, Stephanie 58, 68, 74, 1 14. 174 Pringle. Ryan 153 Proctor, Teran 164 Pugh. Bruce 170 Purdy. Jackie 146, 166, 175 Purrv, Eric 1 14 Quan, Alison 158 Quan. Diane 33, 49, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74, 121 Quintanilla, Jose 129 Quiroz. Timothy 129 Quon, Brian 8. 60. 61, 70, 76, 77, 92, 117, 121 Rabie, Raef 164 Rabie, Rami 153 Rabv, Dawn 164 Radin. Carol 166, 167 Radish, Christina 146 Ramirez. Augustine 59. 79, 121 Ramirez, Matilda 146 Ramirez, Miguel 153 Ramos, Aleyda 129 187 Ramos, Darwin 15. 52, 53, 108 Ramos, Eugui 158 Ramos, Helen 146 Ramos, Oscar 136 Ramos, Yvonne 136 Rane, Daryl 158 Rashti. Pedram 136 Raskin, Amie 141, 146 Ratihn, Jannette 66, 114, 115 Ratihn, Seth 29, 136, 138 Ravid, Meirav 76, 158 Rauch, Laurie 170 Ray, Logan 76, 129 Raymer, Jennifer 158 Raymer, Stephanie 20, 146 Raymond, Erik 122 Recinos, Jacqueline 158 Reeder, Om 3, 36, 46, 47, 76, 114 Regan, Lawrence 56, 59, 70, 71, 78, 127, 129, 130 Reisner, Derek 136 Revelo, Carlos 129 Reyes. Maribel 122 Reyes, Marvin 164 Reynolds, Rebecca 136 Reynoso, Jesus 149, 150, 153 Reynoso, Yvonne 129 Rhoden, Ariene 22, 105, 106, 109 Rhoden, Michelle 22, 77, 114 Richelieu, Darci 164 Richter, Shirley 169, 170 Ridgeway, Chamarko 158 Ridgeway, Michael 153 Riehm, Jobb 158 Rik, Ezequiel 1 14 Riley, Douglas 158 Riley, Kristen 132, 136 Rincon, Alejandro 1 36 Rincon, Leonardo 121 Ringwood, Da Mia 164 Rivas, Joshua 136 Rivas, Sophia 56, 122 Robbins, Leah 9, 67, 122 Robin. Terry 136 Robinson, Da Von 2, 77, 109 Robinson, Taneka 136 Robles, Y Van Delft 153 Robles, Jacqueline 75, 122 Rodrig uez, Ana 109 Rodriguez, Arturo 56, 121, 122 Rodriguez, Elizabeth 136 Rodriguez, Esperanza 164 Rodriguez, Ildefonso 136 Rodriguez, Janet 136 Rodriguez, Luis 59, 79. 129 Rodriguez, Marshall 164 Rodriguez, Michael 146 Rodriguez, Osvaldo 122 Rogers, Sherenda 122 Roiz, Marisa 146 Rolbin, David 58, 79, 109 Rollins, Robert 153 Rona, Allison 146 Rona, Jessica 165 Rooks, Christopher 100, 144, 146 Rooks, Maurice 1 14 Rosales, Guillermo 11, 59, 129 Rosales, Jacqueline 148, !53 Rose, Devon 165 Rosen, Branden 1 14 Rosen, Brent 165 Rosen. Damien 140, 146 Rosenberg, Bryan 153 Rosenthal, Danny 129 Ross. Alexander 1 14 Ross. Beverly 64. 68, 129, 118 Ross, Bonita 70. 114 Ross. Eric 18, 60, 122 Ross, Subiru 146 Rossman, Gabriel 154 Roth, Zachery 139 Rothman, Mark 139 Rothman, Steven 158 Rouhani. Panta 1 58 Rowe, Carlene 50, 51, 114 Rubin, Dara 138 Ruiz. Amelia 149 Ruiz. Norma 138. 139 Runchal. Amit 165 Ruppel. Jennifer 67, 122 Rzentkowski, Vicki 73. 76. 139 Sacapano. Jeffrey 139 Sadr-Arhami. Venous 158 Sagun, Myrabelle 22, 64, 70, 72, 74, 112, 114 Sahagun, Edgar 158 Sahagun, Harvey 146 Saiyan, Shane 146 Salas, Felicino 1 14 Salas, Oscar 154 Salcedo. Angela 129 Sailer. Jennifer 160 Saltman. Marjorie 139. 144 Salvador, Roberto 146 Sanchez, Ana 139 Sanchez, Carolina 122 Sanchez, Jose 29, 59, 78, 139 Sanchez, Jose G. 146 Sanchez. Karia 149. 154 Sanchez, Roberto 59, 73, 79, 139 Sanchez, Rodolfo 160 Sanchez, Sandra 146 Sanchez, Starr 165 Sanders, Kimberly 154 Sanders, Michael 1 14 Sandoval, Carlos 154 Sandoval, Roberto 154 Santiago, Jorge 129 Santis. Leonor del Carme 139 Santos. Edward 139 Saravia, Jessica 129 Sarria, Stacy 13. 114 Sazani, George 170 Satzman. Jennifer 76, 129 Savage. Willie 121. 123 Schaefer, Ray 1 7, 31, 70, 71. 77, 92, 166, 170, 175 Scheff. Stefanie 160 Schneider, Jason 58, 129, 181 Schneider. Sharon 129 Schnider, Helena 171 Schulman, Aaron 139 Schuman, Ted 5 Schwartz, Amanda 129 Schwartz, Julie 160 Schwartz, Matthew 146 Scott, Kissandra 70, 123 Scott, Doris 171 Seaman. Howard 79. 157, 159, 160 Sears, Syreeta 1 39 Sedano. Ronald 1 23 Seeman, Mark 62, 109 Segovia, Douglas 146 Seid, Jelsa 139 Seino, Christine 69, 130 Seligo. Rachelle 165 Seltzer, Jody 6, 63, 67, 123 Serlin, Danielle 146 Sevaard, Gerrold 109 Severance, Piper 154 Shaffer, Jessica 74, 130 Shah, Avani 76, 139 Shaheen. Elias 160 Shaktah, Mike 74, 146 Shallom, Aviva 154 Shallom, Opher 70. 71. 114 Shamburger, Sennetta 130 Shamir. Alon 54. 123 Shani, Maia 160 Shapiro, Jacqueline 130 Shaver, Audra 160 Shea, Daniel 157, 160 Sheiner, Daniel 160 Shelton. Jody 3, 114 Shelton, Wendy 1 54 Shenkin. Mitchell 48, 130 Shenon, Yury 160 Shenoy, Amita 160 Shepard, Tiffany 146 Sherrell, Bobby 160 Shevlin, Ileana 160 Shin, John 139 Shin, Yon 70. 123 Shine, Stuart 143, 146 Shlesinger, Amir 130 Shlesinger, Itzik 7, 84, 92, 109, 111 Shore, Kimberly 130 Shrira, llan 123 Shrira, Karen 139 Shukhman, Alex 146 Shure, Howard 139 Shiefert, Helen 139 Sierra, Anel 165 Siglar, Daanyill 146 Silva, Engina 154 Silverstein, Chad 159, 160 Silverstein, Elise 76, 139 Silverstein, Windy 123 Sima, Bonnie 171 Simmons. Heather 123 Simoff, Staci 16, 160 Simon, Aaron 109 Singh, Meenakshi 163, 165 Skinder, Jason 146 Smith, Ava 1 14 Smith, Keith 146 Smith, Lisa 134, 137, 139 Smith, Rachel 160 Smith, Rayann 134, 137, 139 Snaer, Donnah 171 Snyder, Tiffany 154 So, Hyun 139 Sobleman, Thomas 54, 61, 64, 70, 114, 144 Sobol, Nathan 130 Soldatenko, Gabriel 130 Spears. Tyrone 146 Sperber, Scott 53, 58. 171 Spincic, Joshua 79, 146 Spoor, Abbie 100, 165 Spoor, Brian 154 Spoor, Lisa 165 Spoor, Marc 139 Spusta, Leigh 62. 130 Staley, Kristen 139 Staley, Tania 133 Starcher. Nancy 1 14 Starkand. Shana 154 Stassun. Keivan 53, 114 Stein, Laura 10, 154 Stella, Tamara 37, 139 Stem, Maureen 171 Stephan, Natasha 160 Sternberg, Allyson 139, 166 Stewart, Cameron 139 Stewart, Kenya 160 Stewart, Ronietre 139, 190. 191 Stokes, Lakisha 49. 56, 64, 68. 130 Stone. Spencer 160 Strommer, Maria 103, 109, 176 Student, Allison 146 Student, Brian 130 Suh, Carolyn 79, 154 Suranyi, Paul 165 Sutton, Catherine 165 Swearingen, Tanita 165 Sweet, Bryan 54, 90, 130 Sweis, Marwan 130, 181 Sweiss. Samia 146 188 Swilley, Daron 9, 48, 86, 109 Switzky, Jennifer 146 Sy, Joel 147 ra, Trang64, 70, 74, 123 radevossian, Misak 139 faksali, Sudeep 72, 139 ralavera, Julia 138, 139 Falavera, Maria 130 Fan, Dennis 8, 15, 106, 110 Fang, Hong 25, 165 Fanowitz, Shawn 78, 130 Thompson, Danny 116 Thompson, Jennifer 123 Thompson, Lavonia 38, 49, 123 Thompson, Vanderbilt 159, 160 Thorne, Norma 78, 1 14 Tioseco, Leslie 51, 74, 130 Tippit, Chelsea 154 Tobar, Wendy 160 Ton, Tammie 74, 139 Tonloy, Bryon 59, 79, 128, 130, 181 Torres, Raymon 139 Traylor, Danny 130 Trenhaile, Theresa 110, 111 Trevizo, Jason 147 Trinh, Christine 74, 139 Trinidad, Sandra 147 Trivino, Mayda 139 Tanowitz, Stephanie 154 Tappan, Eric 48, 110 Taylor, Dashawna 138 Taylor, Dean 70, 72, 82, 84, 109, 1 10, 111, 174 Taylor, Jevon 130 Taylor, Quiana 149, 154 Taylor, Rakaa 1 14 Taylor, Rebecca 164, 165 Taylor, Toshi 18, 36, 130, 131 Telio, Epaminondas 16, 160 Tenn, Adam 54, 59, 130 Tenn, Benjamine 154 Thach, Chi 154 Thacker, Jennifer 139 Thacker, Leslie 139 Thatcher. Elsa 169, 171 Thomas, Ann 16, 139 Thomas, Ann 16, 139 Thomas, Dannetta 130 Thomas, Kemia 160 Thomas, Kephren 165 Thomas, Shelly 139 Thomas, Sheniqua 139 Thompson, Alvin 95, 142, 147 Trujillo, Arturo 123 Truong, Eldwin 165 Truong, Tan 1 14 Tschumper, Kathryn 25, 154 Turner, Alondra 1 14 Twyman, Chiquita 160 Urbina, Rene 139 Uribe, Frank 130 Vado, Mandy 154 Vado, Vanesa 139 Valderrama, Josie 67, 70, 99, 123 Valdes, Elvia 139 Valdes, Kattya 147 Valencia, Priscilla 123 Vance, Marquise 154 Varda, Paul 131 Vargas, Valerie 66 Vasquez, Julio 131 Vasquez, Katrina 131 Vasquez, Loida 139 A ' asquez„-(Michelle 160 Vasser, Natalya 159, 160 Velasquez, Nikolas 114 Velazco, Orlando 139 Vera, Jorge 147 Vichez, Patricia 160 Villalobos, Monica 131 Villery, Karwon 77, 131 Vinson, Da Ron 56, 131 Vitale, Daniel 160 Vogel, Rebecca 147 Vogel, Sharon 165 Vorse. David 1 14 Vorse, Karen 123 Vossough, Rayonne 147 Wagerman, Heath 165 Wainess, Lacie 165 Walker, Lance 165 Wallace, Shannelle 160 Wallace, Sherrye 31, 129 Walter, Glenn 165 Wang, Herman 61, 70, 71, 114 Ward, La Kaiya 154 Warner, Donald 155 Warren, Donovan 123 Warren, Neil 123 Wartes, Alicia 38, 64, 70, 131, 131 Washington, Deaunte 123 Washington, Regina 139 Watson, Rachel 131 Watts, Keith 34, 110 Watts, Tanisha 49, 87, 123 Wayne. Desiree 126, 131 Wayne, Lonny 132, 139 Wayne, Matthew 160 Weathersbv, Ed 47. 48, 57, 171 Williams, Colleen 155 Williams, Dawn M. 131 Williams, Dawn R. 131 Williams, Kimberly 134, 139 Williams, Michael 160 Williams, Shonte 114 Williams, Taminika 87, 123 Williams, Trisha 139 Wilson, Allison 153, 155 Wilson, Felipe 131 Wimberly, Mark 168, 171 Winegrad, Stacey 165 Wittenberg, Mark 123 Woodbury, Hanifa 160 Woodlief, Pam 79, 80, 171 Woodroof, Pete 171 Woods, Ruth 101 Woolman, Christopher 147 Woolman, Jason 165 Wormell, Lynda 94, 97, 171, 175 Wright, Ba-Kea 114 Wright, Bi-Kemba 56, 123 Wright, Divita 160 Wright, Felisa 155 Wright, Kevin 54, 55, 86, 88, 91, 97, 117, 123 Yakerson, Ronald 32, 59, 76, 131 Yale, Jennifer 80, 146, 147 Yangsamran, Nat 76, 160 Yasuda, Janet 64, 94, 171 Ye, Chong 134 Yeagley, Matt 165 Yi, Richard 123 Young, Aisha 155 Young, Ann 51, 53, 171 Young, Dameyion 131 Young, Jaimee 139 Yun, Julie 64, 74, 123 Weaver, Luke 155 Weber, Adam 160, 161 Zabala, Alexander 160 Wegman, Vanessa 147 Zacuto, Jennifer 155 Wei, William 123 2 darnowska, Magdalena 165 Weingarten, Scott 1 60 Zahedi, Ali 54, 55, 114 Weiss, Mara 139 Zallo, Carlos 155 Weissbach, Jeffrey 54, 64, 74, 123 Zanutto, Cleo 171 Weissbach, Kevin 139 Zermeno, Miriam 139 Weissman, Evan 165 Zermeno, Rodolfo 160, 161 Weitzman, Jennifer 160 Zidoff, Shelby 139 Welch, Brandon 1 39 Welch, Patrick 123 Wells, Christina 131 Welter, Samantha 147 Wetzel, Holly 1 39 Whetzel, John 139 Whetzel, Robert 131 White, Andre 114 White. Lamont 139 White, Lee 147 White, Patricia 123 White, Victoria 143, 147 Wige, Nancy 139 Wilcox, Craig 131 Wilke, Lita 131 Wilkinson, Gregory 139 189 Finally Here It ' s time to say goodbye for non. Everyone ' s eager for summer to come and for the school year to end. As the end nears the students ' faces widen because they know that the long awaited summer vacation is here. This school year was a lot of fun, and hard- work. I ' ll miss being with my girlfriend, hanging around my buddies, and Mr. Morris. But I ' m sure once 1 get into the swing of things for summer, I ' ll be alright. 9th grader Antoine .larmon, said. Working hard the whole school year to keep up grades, and bearing the cold weather that Winter and Spring brings, some students can ' t wait to go on vaca- tion, and hit the beaches to enjoy the hot weather. They look forward to re- lieving themselves of the pressures from school during their three month vacation. I can ' t wait for the summer to come; I need a break! My classes this year were hard and I could use the three months off, I wish I had more. This summer I will be going to Richmond, Virginia, to visit my fam- ily for a little while. When I come back I ' ll just relax and prepare myself for the next school year, 8th grader Ronietra Stewart, said. Underneath all the joyous chitter-chalter about summer, there are those who are sad and don ' t want the school year to end. Seniors who are enjoying themselves, find it hard to say good- bye to their friends who will all go their separate ways. I will miss my friends especially, my teachers, messing with people, and chasing the boys, just having fun. 1 will also miss having homework because I will be bored at home. I ' ll miss going off campus meeting guys from other school, sen- ior Walteena Brooks, said. As the year winds down you get mixed emotions on how the stu- dents feel. But I ' m sure this year like the rest, will hold special memo- ries for everyone, 10th grader Tazsha Ham- mons, said. 190 Summer Vacation Closing Where is everybody? — On the last day of school. Ms. Eller talks with two students about Seeya later — Aaron Fredkin gladly drives away from school, ready for summer va- cation. Summer Vacation 1 r 1 Closing ly I Sharing — From your opinions to feelings or even to your O nuts, sharing would always be a noticeable way to promt friendship. Here. Erica Chuvichien and Dr. Barner will friends for a long time. Caring — Noticing that life is both wonderful and awful. a friend who was there to understand and help you should never be forgotten such as Lauren Brooks and Diana Lastre. fourth graders. Ph i-  i I Two of a kind — There is someone who is exactly like your jew ' here that shares the same qualities as yourself am f aand Pardis Amiri ' s case this is not a problem. 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